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Somos Lawrence Core Volunteer Isa Carttar, right, and Tonatiuh Hernández Pacheco, center, lay marigolds on an altar at the community Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025.

People gathered Saturday at John Taylor Park to honor loved ones and animals during a Dia de los Muertos celebration that featured community and family altars.

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People enter the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025, at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St.

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A papier-mâché skeleton figurine is pictured near the entrance of the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025, at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St.

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2877: Juan Hernández Rodríguez, a third-generation master cartonero from Guanajuato, Mexico; his son, artist and designer Tonatiuh Hernández Pacheco; and Lawrence artist Ramón Valdez pose for a photograph in front of the community Día de los Muertos altar.

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Offerings and decorations adorn the community Día de los Muertos altar, which paid special tribute to departed animal companions, on Nov. 1, 2025.

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The community Día de los Muertos altar, which paid special tribute to departed animal companions, is pictured on Nov. 1, 2025.

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A family enjoys hot chocolate, tamales and Mexican sweet bread during the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025, at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St.

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A large, decorated skull surrounded by tissue-paper marigolds is pictured at the community Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Maddie Lockett shares about the altar that she and her husband, Emmanuel Ramirez, made for their departed family members and pets.

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An altar for the departed family members of Maddie Lockett and her husband, Emmanuel Ramirez, is pictured at the community Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025.

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A crowd waits in line for hot chocolate, tamales and Mexican sweet bread during the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025, at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St.

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A pet dog is remembered as part of the community Día de los Muertos altar, which paid special tribute to departed animal companions, on Nov. 1, 2025.

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A pet cat is remembered as part of the community Día de los Muertos altar, which paid special tribute to departed animal companions, on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Catrinas, papier-mâché skeleton figurines, are pictured at the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025, at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St.

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The entrance of the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St., is pictured on Nov. 1, 2025,

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A papier-mâché skeleton figurine is pictured at the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025, at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St.

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People attend the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025, at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St.

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Neri Moreno poses for a photo after getting her face painted at the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025, at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St.

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Children sit to get their faces painted to resemble skulls at the Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2025, at John Taylor Park, 200 North Seventh St.