Thanks. Every year, the Oakland Museum has an exhibit with "ofrendas", altars and I try to make it. Last year, I was surprised to see an ofrenda for the mother of someone who went to school with my daughter. The entire school had put so much thought and effort into it. It was very touching and a wonderful tribute to a fine woman. There is also a very large Dia de los Muertos street fair the last Sunday in October in Oakland. Local artists vie to put up an ofrenda and there are often more than 50. For veterans, children, mom's, local heros, 9/11, it is very vibrant and interesting, humorous, sad and totally fabulous.