It is a tradition to attend the play Don Juan Tenorio, by Jos Zorrilla, on this day. Also, many Mexican towns have parades. Parade participants wear masks or paint their faces to look like skeletons. Often, life-sized coffins are carried, containing skeleton bodies made of paper mach . In this way, the bride has come to represent death.
Families often place a portrait of the deceased on the altar as a remembrance.
The Foreign Languages Department Steve Machen , Department Chair Prep's Language program fosters linguistic fluency and cultural understanding through offerings in Latin and two modern languages. In eighth grade, students have the option of beginning study of Spanish or French. Depending on enrollments and capabilities of upper level students, they may also prepare for Advanced Placement exams in language and literature.