Rocky Mountain PBS interviewed Michael Abeyta, Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Languages, on Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) traditionals and rituals. “It’s a syncretic holiday—a mixture of Catholic religious belief and indigenous religious belief, and it represents a religious exchange,” he said. “When you think about an altar being built in the home, that's an extension of the church. When you think about the offering of bread to the dead, that's an extension of Holy Communion,”

https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/dia-de-los-muertos-marigolds-denver/

Rocky Mountain PBS (Nov. 2, 2023)