Photo: Watsonville honors the dead

Elvira Villacaña (from right) and her daughters, Daisy Nuñez and Nancy Reyes don tradition; clothing and costume in celebration of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in the Watsonville City Plaza Friday. Sponsored by the Watsonville Film Festival and the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, city of Watsonville and Hospice of Santa Cruz County, the event includes dance and live music, arts and crafts activities, over a dozen 20 community ofrendas (altars), and more.