I’m posting this third gallery as I’m about to head out to the eighth, and second to last, night of the novenarios that have been going on at Olvera Street, just north of downtown Los Angeles at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. For nine nights leading up to the last and penultimate night on November 2nd, there are processionals, offerings, cleansings, blessings, and the construction of altars to remember loved ones who have died. The nine nights of celebrations at Olvera Street are put on by the Olvera Street Merchants Association as a way of honoring and sharing their traditions with the city.
Timothy Dahlum 