Nov. 2 is Dia de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead.
Dia de los Muertos is "a traditional Meso-American holiday dedicated to the ancestors; it honors both death and the cycle of life."
The festival is huge in San Francisco. Even bicycles play a role in honoring the dead.
I caught this pedal-powered carriage making its way along the 24th Street corridor in the Mission district.
The carriage pulled by bicycles.
The back of the carriage has a sign that reads "The End."
People write the names of the deceased they wish to honor on hanging paper.
Candlelit altars on porches and staircases in front of homes.
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