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Latin American holiday celebrates the dead – San Antonio, Texas

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“Rogelio Gallegos used his hand to pound the nearly empty beer bottles into the ground Thursday near the burial plot of his daughter’s boyfriend, ensuring the drinks could be enjoyed from the grave.

It was Gallegos’ way of honoring 21-year-old Juan Lozano – who was shot to death five years ago – on Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos. The holiday honoring dead loved ones is celebrated throughout Latin America, as well as this mostly Hispanic city”

Posted on: November 3rd, 2006
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Cultura
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