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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Dia de los Muertos, Winning Altar, Hollywood Forever Cemetery

The overall winning altar being lit at night during the Dia de los Muertos event held within the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, CA. The theme of the altar is the is the Aztec Goddess of Fertility Mayahuel . The young woman shown in the foreground is a real person, posing constantly over the course of the evening event.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Hollywood, California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D4
Copyright: © Eric Newnam