How the Day of the Dead is being kept alive during the pandemic

At-home creations are one of the biggest ways Latinx-Canadians are celebrating the holiday despite not being able to gather outside.Paloma Torres, a university student living in Toronto, has previously spent the holiday performing with

However, with no public festivals or parades, her family will be doing some DIY projects “out of necessity,” such as making pan del muerto, a traditional Mexican bread. The Torres family previously purchased the bread at festivals or from a local restaurant but they’re temporarily closed due to COVID-19. The bread is shaped in a circle for the circle of life and adorned with bones that symbolize a dead loved one and a teardrop for the tears of the living.

“It was really tough,” Valesquez told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview. He says his family held a funeral with social distancing and attendees wore masks, but only his mother and her siblings were able to attend due to limited gathering restrictions.against non-essential travel outside of Canada is still in place, but when it’s lifted, Valesquez plans to travel to Mexico and visit his uncle’s grave to give a proper goodbye.

Dedicating his ofrenda to his uncle, Josue Bautista, Valesquez plans to put some of his favourite foods on the altar such as mole, a pumpkin dessert made with piloncillo , chocolate, coffee and Coca-Cola.

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Always interesting to see how holidays adapt to a pandemic and digital age.

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