The Los Angeles Times' 2024 Digital Día de Muertos Ofrenda

During the COVID-19 pandemic many Day of the Dead festivities were cancelled around the country. It was then in 2021 that The Los Angeles Times created a digital ofrenda to which individuals could submit photos and memories of their loved ones who have died. And while the COVID-19 pandemic would end, The Los Angeles Times has brought its virtual Día de Muertos altar back every year ever since. Indeed, each year I have submitted a memory and a photo of Vanessa to the altar.

The Los Angeles Times set up this year's digital ofrenda today, and you can submit any photos of your loved ones' (including pets) to it here. The Los Angeles Times will accept submissions until November 1. A selection of the virtual ofrendasw will be included on their community altar at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and in a special print edition to be published on November 3 2024. You can make your submissions here.

Last year's digital ofrenda for Vanessa