Nov 4, 2005 El Vaquero

With candles in hand, Club Anthro members Chris Jennings, Sarett Naldsian, Professor Fonarow, Danielle Forlizziand Marina Gost prepare to observe the spirited festivities.

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Club Anthro Consorts With Dearly Departed atHistoric Cemetery

Revelers apply haunting skeleton faces and create elaborate grave alters, like the one at the right, with personalitems, fruit and flowers, and symbols. A grandmother’s mirror on a grave alter, left, frames a reflective moment.

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Anthropology students from Club Anthro observed the spirited festivities on Saturday at thehistoric Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The Day of the Dead observances, brought to Los

Angeles from Mexico and Latin America, are becoming increasingly popular with the non-Latino population as a way to expand the celebration of Halloween.

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Dia de Los Muertos Haunts Hollywood Forever

Photo courtesy Club Anthro