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"content": "\u003cp>At the end of a winding road in a small neighborhood tucked into \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-rafael\">San Rafael’s\u003c/a> estuarine landscape lies the entrance to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/mount-tamalpais\">Mount Tamalpais\u003c/a> Cemetery. The site has been in operation since 1879, bearing witness to thousands of burials, goodbyes and solemn visits on birthdays and anniversaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teveia Barnes, a lawyer based in San Rafael, remembers when the cemetery was lush, green and well-manicured. Barnes is a member of Kol Shofar, a Tiburon-based synagogue that purchased more than 1,000 plots at Mount Tam Cemetery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recalls visiting with her husband in 2012 to look at plots together and thinking to herself, “This would be such a lovely place to be.” But in the years that followed, Barnes watched the grass give way to towering weeds, sturdy roads crack and potholes emerge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I came up here and I took pictures,” Barnes said. “That’s when I first appreciated how this whole area had deteriorated to such an extent that it didn’t resemble at all the cemetery that we had signed up to come to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At that time, Barnes had no idea what lay ahead for the cemetery — or her role in subsequent legal battles that would follow. She was simply planning for the future, having the inevitable conversation about where she and her loved ones would one day be laid to rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048592\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_008_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. Families who have loved ones buried at the cemetery are calling for accountability, saying conditions have worsened. Tall grass and weeds grow throughout the cemetery and surround many of its tombstones. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In June 2022, the state Attorney General’s office filed a formal \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LuT2SmiT5PH4r0DXwzxaVHO3h0adu4Ui/view?usp=sharing\">accusation\u003c/a> against the owners of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery on behalf of California’s Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bureau Chief Gina Sanchez accused the cemetery’s owners of mismanaging the Eternal Care Fund — or ECF — failing to maintain the grounds, and neglecting to comply with citations after delays in filing its annual reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under \u003ca href=\"https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-hsc/division-8/part-3/chapter-5/article-2/section-8726/\">state law\u003c/a>, cemetery owners are required to establish ECFs, funded by a portion of consumer plot purchases, with profits reserved for cemetery maintenance.[aside postID=science_1997579 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/07/GettyImages-1267735347-2000x1125.jpg']Following the formal accusation, Mount Tam Cemetery owner Buck Kamphausen, a Vallejo-based businessman, and his two partners were ordered to surrender their licenses and relinquish control of the cemetery’s ECF, which held around $50 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just five months later, a nonprofit religious organization called Evergreen Ministries was \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WIlwe95gjJRK-mdO-hXpvi0XA9nbU5Kz/view?usp=sharing\">formed\u003c/a>, with Kamphausen listed as its CEO. Court documents \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWIFISXN2Xk561cgm7LIwHKEqhkK0Nls/view?usp=sharing\">show\u003c/a> he attempted to transfer the funds and “donate the cemeteries” to Evergreen Ministries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau discovered the plan and petitioned the Solano County Superior Court to intervene and take control of the assets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a lengthy legal dispute, Judge Christine Carringer ultimately ruled that the state was within its rights to seize the ECF. She also noted that it appeared “Evergreen Ministries was formed for the purpose of avoiding governmental regulation, oversight and taxation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the legal proceedings, members of Kol Shofar testified about watching the cemetery fall into disrepair. Barnes was among them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She said she wanted to “be sure that Kol Shofar’s interest was protected, because Kol Shofar had a contract that was more encompassing than other contracts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At stake were the personal and financial investments of countless families, Kol Shofar’s Rabbi Paul Steinberg said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve never had to tell families, listen, you better bring hiking boots,” Steinberg said. “Don’t wear your nice heels because you could easily trip over rocks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carringer’s ruling did not strip Evergreen Ministries of ownership — only its control of the cemetery’s assets — so it remained the owner of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12048593 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. Signs warning of wild animals and falling trees can be found throughout the cemetery. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But in March, the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau issued cease-and-desist \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ShP4J26NnSuecG83H9gR1mJXXGPYB4g/view?usp=sharing\">orders\u003c/a> to all four cemeteries under Evergreen Ministries, including Mount Tam Cemetery, once again accusing the owners of financial mismanagement and neglect, and ordering all operations to stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an email to KQED, the Bureau said it “does not have information regarding plans for future ownership,” and that unless the cemetery is purchased by a new owner and relicensed, “it is considered unlicensed or abandoned and falls outside the regulatory authority of the Bureau.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amidst the uncertainty, the cemetery has continued to deteriorate, according to those with loved ones buried there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Seeing the deterioration in the roads is the most worrisome thing, because some of those roads are quite narrow,” said Steve Gershik, whose parents are interred at Mount Tam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048595\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. Tall grass and weeds grow throughout the property, including at the entry gate. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gershik said he registered things turning south in 2013. “I noticed the erosion and how the weeds had grown up after just one year since their funeral,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frustrated over the uncertainty surrounding the cemetery’s future, Gershik said he’s “really disappointed in the lack of aggression of the state to hold them accountable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They seem to be really dragging their feet, and they could be doing a lot more to hold on to account the standards which all cemeteries in California should hold,” he continued.[aside postID=news_12044161 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/inntown-3-2000x1333.jpg']Barnes said some of her friends now bring gardening shears to trim the weeds themselves. “This isn’t the proper respect and honor that we expected,” she said. “So that adds another level of trauma to the experience of coming to visit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kamphausen told KQED that he has already begun the appeal process against the Bureau’s most recent cease-and-desist order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe that we will prevail, and our attorneys do,” Kamphausen said. “It’s a matter of when we get to court.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the cemetery’s current state reflects drought conditions, wildfire concerns, and invasive species like eucalyptus trees, which make upkeep more difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kol Shofar’s Executive Director Gordon Gladstone said the path forward may be complicated — but the need for change is clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It takes a willingness to do it and a willingness to invest in the services and processes that make that possible,” Gladstone said. “So, magic wand in hand, we bring that same kind of care, compassion, and attentiveness to Mount Tamalpais.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Following the formal accusation, Mount Tam Cemetery owner Buck Kamphausen, a Vallejo-based businessman, and his two partners were ordered to surrender their licenses and relinquish control of the cemetery’s ECF, which held around $50 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just five months later, a nonprofit religious organization called Evergreen Ministries was \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WIlwe95gjJRK-mdO-hXpvi0XA9nbU5Kz/view?usp=sharing\">formed\u003c/a>, with Kamphausen listed as its CEO. Court documents \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWIFISXN2Xk561cgm7LIwHKEqhkK0Nls/view?usp=sharing\">show\u003c/a> he attempted to transfer the funds and “donate the cemeteries” to Evergreen Ministries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau discovered the plan and petitioned the Solano County Superior Court to intervene and take control of the assets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a lengthy legal dispute, Judge Christine Carringer ultimately ruled that the state was within its rights to seize the ECF. She also noted that it appeared “Evergreen Ministries was formed for the purpose of avoiding governmental regulation, oversight and taxation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the legal proceedings, members of Kol Shofar testified about watching the cemetery fall into disrepair. Barnes was among them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_017_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She said she wanted to “be sure that Kol Shofar’s interest was protected, because Kol Shofar had a contract that was more encompassing than other contracts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At stake were the personal and financial investments of countless families, Kol Shofar’s Rabbi Paul Steinberg said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve never had to tell families, listen, you better bring hiking boots,” Steinberg said. “Don’t wear your nice heels because you could easily trip over rocks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carringer’s ruling did not strip Evergreen Ministries of ownership — only its control of the cemetery’s assets — so it remained the owner of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12048593 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_011_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. Signs warning of wild animals and falling trees can be found throughout the cemetery. \u003ccite>(Brian L. Frank/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But in March, the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau issued cease-and-desist \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ShP4J26NnSuecG83H9gR1mJXXGPYB4g/view?usp=sharing\">orders\u003c/a> to all four cemeteries under Evergreen Ministries, including Mount Tam Cemetery, once again accusing the owners of financial mismanagement and neglect, and ordering all operations to stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an email to KQED, the Bureau said it “does not have information regarding plans for future ownership,” and that unless the cemetery is purchased by a new owner and relicensed, “it is considered unlicensed or abandoned and falls outside the regulatory authority of the Bureau.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amidst the uncertainty, the cemetery has continued to deteriorate, according to those with loved ones buried there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Seeing the deterioration in the roads is the most worrisome thing, because some of those roads are quite narrow,” said Steve Gershik, whose parents are interred at Mount Tam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048595\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250717_MtTamCemetery_013_BF_KQED_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fate of Mount Tamalpais Cemetery remains in limbo several months after the state ordered it to shut down over allegations of financial mismanagement. 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"content": "\u003cp>As a kid growing up in Mexico, Luz Islas’s grandparents taught her to make altars for Día de los Muertos, a holiday typically celebrated Nov. 1-2. They explained the significance of the offerings used to adorn the homages to departed loved ones — the food, incense and flowers meant to bridge the distance between our world and the realm beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965657\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965657\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful altar of candles, photos, flowers and other decorations.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A colorful altar with traditional ‘ofrendas’ or offerings like corn husks, marigolds and fruits welcomes visitors to the 29th annual Día de Los Muertos celebration at the Oakland Museum on Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s like feeling them around us,” Islas said, while attending a Día de los Muertos celebration at the Oakland Museum of California in late October, where people viewed the collection of elaborate altars over the melody of mariachi music and the fervent drum beats accompanying a group of Aztec dancers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year, Islas, 39, also builds an altar in her home, which she dedicates to her grandparents. She and many other Latinos living in the Bay Area consider the annual custom of making altars and attending community events as key to ensuring this and other cultural holidays are maintained across generations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965651\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965651\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person with flowers in their hair smiles in a photograph.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luz Islas stands in front of an altar during the Día de los Muertos community celebration at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023. ‘I grew up celebrating Dia de los Muertos at my grandparent’s house. We would all go to the flower market and get the flowers,’ she said. ‘We would put up the Altar together. So I’m celebrating them today.’ \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Feeling their love and support is like bringing them back to life and having that connection,” Islas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celebrating the holiday has become particularly poignant following the intense isolation and loss many experienced during the height of the pandemic, during which communities of color were often \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/covid-19-cases-deaths-and-vaccinations-by-race-ethnicity-as-of-winter-2022/\">disproportionately impacted\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11966168\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11966168\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two mothers stand over their children who work on art projects at a table.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali Trejo (center) decorates sugar skulls with her son, Gunnar, 5, during a Día de los Muertos community celebration at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023. Trejo recently moved to the Bay Area from Southern California and said she was impressed by the diversity of participants at the event. ‘Something that’s really important for us is teaching our children identity. I think this will form a strong foundation for him as he grows up: knowing where he comes from, who he is, and who he’s going to be.’ \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Being in the community is kinda like finding your tribe,” Islas said. “This means something to me, and it’s important to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Martina Ayala, executive director of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco, which hosts several community altars, said they are like works of art – expressions of people’s love for their culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965655\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965655\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a bright green dress dances in front of a large audience.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd of attendees gather to watch Ballet Folklórico Raices Mexicanas dancers at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023, during a Día de Los Muertos celebration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The importance of passing it down to our children, it’s huge. And if you don’t have children, just educating yourself about it, you’re nourishing your cultural self,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are some of the images from the Oakland Museum’s recent Día de los Muertos celebration that capture the collective joy of those who came to remember and grieve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965652\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965652\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"An adult and a child work closely decorating small circular objects.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana Ruiz decorates sugar skulls with her daughter Emma, 3, during a Día de los Muertos community celebration at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965649\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-002-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965649\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-002-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person with flowers in their hair sings in front of a group of people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-002-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-002-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-002-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-002-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-002-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-002-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriela Sepúlveda performs with Mariachi Mexicanísimo de Raymundo Coronado during a Día de los Muertos community celebration at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965654\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-029-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965654\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-029-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person crushes corn kernels on a stone surface.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-029-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-029-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-029-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-029-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-029-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-029-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wearing a traditional tunic known as a ‘huipil,’ Tatiana Frates demonstrates how to make tortillas during a Día de los Muertos community celebration at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11966169\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-021-BL-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11966169\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-021-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A mother and her daughter look at a work of art.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-021-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-021-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-021-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-021-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, 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They explained the significance of the offerings used to adorn the homages to departed loved ones — the food, incense and flowers meant to bridge the distance between our world and the realm beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965657\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965657\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful altar of candles, photos, flowers and other decorations.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-051-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A colorful altar with traditional ‘ofrendas’ or offerings like corn husks, marigolds and fruits welcomes visitors to the 29th annual Día de Los Muertos celebration at the Oakland Museum on Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s like feeling them around us,” Islas said, while attending a Día de los Muertos celebration at the Oakland Museum of California in late October, where people viewed the collection of elaborate altars over the melody of mariachi music and the fervent drum beats accompanying a group of Aztec dancers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year, Islas, 39, also builds an altar in her home, which she dedicates to her grandparents. She and many other Latinos living in the Bay Area consider the annual custom of making altars and attending community events as key to ensuring this and other cultural holidays are maintained across generations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965651\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965651\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person with flowers in their hair smiles in a photograph.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-010-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luz Islas stands in front of an altar during the Día de los Muertos community celebration at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023. ‘I grew up celebrating Dia de los Muertos at my grandparent’s house. We would all go to the flower market and get the flowers,’ she said. ‘We would put up the Altar together. So I’m celebrating them today.’ \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Feeling their love and support is like bringing them back to life and having that connection,” Islas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celebrating the holiday has become particularly poignant following the intense isolation and loss many experienced during the height of the pandemic, during which communities of color were often \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/covid-19-cases-deaths-and-vaccinations-by-race-ethnicity-as-of-winter-2022/\">disproportionately impacted\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11966168\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11966168\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two mothers stand over their children who work on art projects at a table.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-016-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali Trejo (center) decorates sugar skulls with her son, Gunnar, 5, during a Día de los Muertos community celebration at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023. Trejo recently moved to the Bay Area from Southern California and said she was impressed by the diversity of participants at the event. ‘Something that’s really important for us is teaching our children identity. I think this will form a strong foundation for him as he grows up: knowing where he comes from, who he is, and who he’s going to be.’ \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Being in the community is kinda like finding your tribe,” Islas said. “This means something to me, and it’s important to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Martina Ayala, executive director of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco, which hosts several community altars, said they are like works of art – expressions of people’s love for their culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965655\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965655\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a bright green dress dances in front of a large audience.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-040-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd of attendees gather to watch Ballet Folklórico Raices Mexicanas dancers at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023, during a Día de Los Muertos celebration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The importance of passing it down to our children, it’s huge. And if you don’t have children, just educating yourself about it, you’re nourishing your cultural self,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are some of the images from the Oakland Museum’s recent Día de los Muertos celebration that capture the collective joy of those who came to remember and grieve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965652\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11965652\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"An adult and a child work closely decorating small circular objects.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/231022-DayoftheDeadOMCA-015-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana Ruiz decorates sugar skulls with her daughter Emma, 3, during a Día de los Muertos community celebration at the Oakland Museum of California on Oct. 22, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11965649\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca 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And people now cannot see the physical body because of the requirements of social distancing to prevent the spread.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This concerns me. This is a troubling consequence of COVID-19 loss, and we don’t know how that will play out over time. But we can expect that there will be potential difficulties, really grappling with the loss, as people mourn and grieve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>For those among us who are grieving right now and having to do so alone, do you have any advice?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My best advice would be to connect. There are aspects of grieving that are done alone, but there are also aspects of grieving that are done in community and groups. And we must connect. We must connect to friends. We must connect to social support. We must connect. And this can be done virtually. It can be done by phone calls. It can be done through social media. 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