Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a decree for three days of national mourning to take place during Day of the Dead celebrations. The holiday runs over the course of two days on November 1-2, while the three days of national mourning will start one day earlier on October 31.
The holiday is usually a colorful and lively event, where families gather in cemeteries to dance and sing and build altars known as “ofrendas” made of photographs, bright marigold flowers, and special food, drinks and tokens that were cherished by their lost relative.
The Mexican government has…
