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Dia de los Muertos celebration honors loved ones
Dia de los Muertos celebration honors loved onesBy Sandi Hoover shoover@nevadaappeal.com For Miriam Silis, Carmen Ponce and Adolfo Espinoza, the "ofrenda" they prepared at the Nevada State Museum Saturday for the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead celebration was a labor of love."Every year we do this in Mexico to remember our loved ones who are in heaven. In a way, we're saying, 'I'm proud of my roots and I want my children to be proud of their culture," Silis said. "And I want everyone here to know there's a good side to all of us."Silis and Ponce described the elements of their ofrenda, which paid tribute this year to Pedro Infante, an actor and singer from Mexico."We still watch his movies in black and white and listen to his music. We wanted to honor someone all Hispanic people could relate to," she said.Ponce said (as interpreted by Silis) that every ofrenda has three levels - the bottom level representing the earth life, the middle level representing the spirit world after death and the t