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Rachel V. González-Martin

Folklorist and associate professor of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, author of Quinceañera Style (2019).

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Sep 24, 2026

Where Day of the Dead Truly Comes Alive: From a Candlelit Island in Mexico to a Skeleton Parade in Austin, Texas

Sep 24 · 36m

Michelle DonatiHOST

6:23

Can you tell us about ofrendas and their role in the festivities?

Rachel V. González-MartinGUEST

6:27

Ofrendas literally translates to offerings.

Rachel V. González-MartinGUEST

6:29

And the goal of an ofrenda is to honor someone or multiple people.

Rachel V. González-MartinGUEST

6:34

An ofrenda can be small.

Rachel V. González-MartinGUEST

6:36

It can be a single tea light, a single flower, a small picture, like in a corner of your desk at work that's very private.

Rachel V. González-MartinGUEST

6:43

It can be... a table and three boxes up to your ceiling.

Rachel V. González-MartinGUEST

6:47

So what are the basic must-haves for an ofrenda? There's some basic elements to the ofrenda.

9 MINS LATER

Michelle DonatiHOST

15:33

And I'm just curious, what makes this a particularly great place for Day of the Dead celebrations?