Virginia Perez and her daughter, Samantha, 6, of McAllen, participate in the city of San Juan’s alfombras de aserrin for Dia de los Muertos Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the city of San Juan offices in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Volunteers participate in creating the alfombras de aserrin for Dia de los Muertos Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the city of San Juan offices in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Volunteers participate in creating the alfombras de aserrin for Dia de los Muertos Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the city of San Juan offices in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Colorful dyed sawdust is seen in buckets during the city of San Juan’s alfombras de aserrin for Dia de los Muertos Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the city of San Juan offices in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Volunteers participate in creating the alfombras de aserrin for Dia de los Muertos Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the city of San Juan offices in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Sawdust dyed in various colors including blue, yellow, pink, green, orange and other festive colors were used to create iconography representing the holiday.Sawdust carpets at the City of San Juan celebration of Dia de los Muertos Saturday Nov.02,2024 in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Sawdust carpets are one or more layers of colored sawdust, and sometimes other additional materials, laid on the ground as decoration. Sawdust carpets are traditionally created to greet a religious procession that walks over them Saturday Nov.02,2024 in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Dyed sawdust is seen during the Alfombras de Aserrín, or sawdust carpets during the City of San Juan for Dia de los Muertos celebration Saturday Nov.02,2024 in San Juan. Alfombras de Aserrín, or sawdust carpets, originated hundreds of years ago and are often attributed to the feast of Corpus Christi in Spain, and other European Christian religious festivals. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)Participants place a stencil over a dyed sawdust carpet during the City of San Juan for Dia de los Muertos celebration Saturday Nov.02,2024 in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)
