Día de los Difuntos

Today, November 2, Salvadorans commemorated the Día de los Difuntos, the Day of the Deceased. Families go to cemeteries throughout the country, decorate grave sites with flowers and other decorations and have a picnic. You can view a photogallery from La Prensa Grafica.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, civil society groups and citizens held activities including a worship service and music to remember victims of the civil war at the Monument to Memory and Truth in Cuscatlan Park.