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Cynthia Lazzaretti, left, and Skye Rowan, owners of the Blue Feather Adventures, sell their handmade goods during Saturday's Dia de los Muertos celebration in Lincoln. On Dia de los Muertos, the dead are part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones. (Mary Morgan Photo)

Winona Stoltzfus, left, and Yvonne Lanelli, sit outside the Arrowsmith at Soltzfus paper craft booth Saturday. Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, Dia de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drink, parties and activities the dead enjoyed while alive. (Mary Morgan Photo)

Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco delivers a lecture on the history of Juan Patron in the San Juan Bautista Church during Saturday's Dia de los Muertos celebration in Lincoln. Orozco, who has taught history and humanities at ENMU-Ruidoso for 20 years, built an ofrenda (altar), for Patron, the most prominent Hispanic in Lincoln. (Mary Morgan Photo)

Mariachi Los Galleros of Lubbock, Texas, preforms at Saturday's Dia de los Muertos celebration in Lincoln. Dia de Los Muertos, observed in Mexico, other Latin American countries and the American southwest, is celebrated in many ways, including the decoration of cemeteries and the building of ofrendas to the deceased, decorated with flowers, food offerings, photos and mementos. (Mary Morgan Photo)