Editing Day of the Dead (section)

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[[Santa Ana, California]], is said to hold the "largest event in Southern California" honoring ''Día de Muertos'', called the annual {{lang|es|Noche de Altares}}, which began in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/halloween-689815-orange-year.html|title=Less-scary holiday: Some faith groups offer alternatives to Halloween trick-or-treating|work=The Orange County Register|date=October 30, 2015|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031115047/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/halloween-689815-orange-year.html|archive-date=October 31, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The celebration of the Day of the Dead in Santa Ana has grown to two large events with the creation of an event held at the [[Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center]] for the first time on November 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/downtown-689840-cordova-event.html|title=Viva la Vida or Noche de Altares? Santa Ana's downtown division fuels dueling Day of the Dead events|work=The Orange County Register|date=October 30, 2015|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103205441/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/downtown-689840-cordova-event.html|archive-date=November 3, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In other communities, interactions between Mexican traditions and American culture are resulting in celebrations in which Mexican traditions are being extended to make artistic or sometimes political statements. For example, in [[Los Angeles, California]], the [[Self Help Graphics & Art]] Mexican-American cultural center presents an annual Day of the Dead celebration that includes both traditional and political elements, such as altars to honor the victims of the [[Iraq War]], highlighting the high casualty rate among Latino soldiers. An updated, intercultural version of the Day of the Dead is also evolving at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|authorlink=Sam Quinones|author=Quinones, Sam|date=October 28, 2006|url=https://latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-dead28oct28,1,2576906.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california|title=Making a night of Day of the Dead|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=November 26, 2006|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103135422/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-xpm-2013-oct-28-la-me-ln-man-dead-lapuente-20131028-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> There, in a mixture of [[Indigenous peoples of California|Native Californian]] art, Mexican traditions and Hollywood hip, conventional altars are set up side by side with altars to [[Jayne Mansfield]] and [[Johnny Ramone]]. Colorful native dancers and music intermix with [[performance art]]ists, while sly [[prank]]sters play on traditional themes.

Similar traditional and intercultural updating of Mexican celebrations are held in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]. For example, the [[Galería de la Raza]], SomArts Cultural Center, Mission Cultural Center, [[de Young Museum]] and altars at [[Garfield Square]] by the Marigold Project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dayofthedeadsf.org|title=Dia de los Muertos [Day of the Dead] – San Francisco|access-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017054851/http://www.dayofthedeadsf.org/|archive-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Oakland is home to ''Corazon Del Pueblo'' in the Fruitvale district. ''Corazon Del Pueblo'' has a shop offering handcrafted Mexican gifts and a museum devoted to Day of the Dead artifacts. Also, the Fruitvale district in Oakland serves as the hub of the ''Día de Muertos'' annual festival which occurs the last weekend of October. Here, a mix of several Mexican traditions come together with traditional Aztec dancers, regional Mexican music, and other Mexican artisans to celebrate the day.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oranges-on-the-Altars-for-Fruitvale-s-Day-of-the-2699910.php | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | first=Vicky | last=Elliott | title=Lively Petaluma festival marks Day of the Dead | date=October 27, 2000 | access-date=August 6, 2010 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708031913/http://articles.sfgate.com/2000-10-27/news/17664863_1_el-corazon-muertos-altar | archive-date=July 8, 2012 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In [[San Diego|San Diego, California]], the city that borders Mexico, the celebrations range across the entire county. All the way up at the most northern part of the county, [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]] celebrates their annual event which includes community and family altars built around the Oceanside Civic Center and Pier View Way, as well as events at the [[Mission San Luis Rey de Francia]]. In the more central area of San Diego, [[City Heights, San Diego|City Heights]] celebrates through a public festival in Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park that includes at least 35 altars, lowriders, and entertainment, all for free. Down in [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]], they celebrate the tradition through a movie night at Third and Davidson streets where they will be screening "Coco." This movie night also consists of a community altar, an Altar contest, a catrin/catrina contest, as well as lots of music, food, and vendors. Overall, San Diego is booming with colorful celebrations honoring ancestors across the county.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McIntosh |first1=Linda |last2=Groch |first2=Laura |date=2022-10-20 |title=Celebrate Día de los Muertos in San Diego County with these festive events |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/north-county-community-news/story/2022-10-20/dia-de-los-muertos-festivities-happening-across-north-county |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101205344/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/north-county-community-news/story/2022-10-20/dia-de-los-muertos-festivities-happening-across-north-county |url-status=live }}</ref>