So this video is kinda fucky cause I didn't super know how to show off the festival, and I also just could not get a good angle for la Danza de la Muerte, which was very unfortunate. That said, I did end up getting an excellent recording of the Novenario procession that I put on my Other Stuff channel cause I think it deserved to be its own thing, so I hope everyone goes to check that out!

And just to provide context, I just wanted to say that I not only got explicit permission to film all these ofrendas, but ofrendas and altars are a very public and shared thing in regions of Mexico that celebrate Día de los Muertos, so there's like, very little taboo in general for me to be recording all this. Especially for these specific ofrendas, as this is very much a popular tourist and community area where these are absolutely on display for educational purposes, among other reasons. So, not at all comparable to vlogging at a graveyard, just in case anyone gets weirded out.

Some Related Video(s?)

• Día de los Muertos Novenario Procession and Ceremony | Olvera Street, Los Angeles | 2024-11-02 posted by @letydoesotherstuff_channel@peertube.doesstuff.social
• Lety Does Olvera Street

Featured in This Video

• The Día de los Muertos Festival⁽ᵃ⁾ at Olvera Street
• A barking dog with impeccable timing

Some Non-English Vocabulary

• “Día de (los) Muertos” (Wikipedia)
• “la Danza de la Muerte”
• “Teatro de Barrio”
• “ofrenda” (Wikipedia)
• “ofrendas de comunidad”
• “cempasúchil” (Wikipedia)
• “pan de muerto”
• “Novenario” (Wikipedia)

Alternate Titles

• Lety Does Día de los Muertos at Um, Olvera Street
• Lety Does Not Understand Why There Were Fruits on the Ofrenda for All the Pets
• Lety Does Assume Most People Know Dogs Don't Eat Oranges
• Lety Does Think Someone Should've Stuck a Can of Blue Diamond on There