Items from NPR Life Kit host Marielle Segarra's ancestral altar, clockwise from right: a Julio Iglesias cassette tape, an address book, a crucifix, a mango candy, a card with a rose depicted on it, eyeglass lenses and a ring. Malaka Gharib/ NPR hide caption
Maria Fernanda Hernandez Reyes y Miriam GarcÃÂÃÂa Reyes durante la jornada laboral cosechando flor Terciopelo en San FÃÂúlix Hidalgo, Puebla, MÃÂéxico. Koral Carballo for NPR hide caption
An altar for Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his wife Mercedes Barcha is set up in the studio of their home in Mexico City on Oct. 27, 2021. Day of the Dead, or Día de Los Muertos, the annual Mexican tradition of reminiscing about departed loved ones with colorful altars, or ofrendas, is celebrated annually Nov. 1. Garcia Marquez died on April 17, 2014 and Mercedes died on Aug. 15, 2020. Fernando Llano/AP hide caption
Mexican fashion designer Benito Santos said the Barbie doll's design is inspired by traditional charro outfits. Mattel Inc. hide caption