"Jorgito's was just one of more than 20 ofrendas that were on display on Sunday morning for the Dia de los Muertos Festival of the Altars, an annual all-day event hosted by the Marigold Project, a non-profit that supports healing within the Latine and indigenous communities. Months ahead of Dia de los Muertos, Project Marigold offered online sign-ups for community members to reserve a spot at the park to exhibit their ofrendas."
"After his sudden death, Estila prayed for a sign that Jorgito was still watching over her. It appeared one night, she said: a frog in her San Jose bathroom that looked like a coquí, the fingernail-sized, yellowish-brown frog native to her father's childhood home, Puerto Rico. While life brought Jorgito from the island to San Francisco, he had always kept Puerto Rico in his heart."
Hundreds of community members gathered at Potrero del Sol Park in the Mission District for an all-day Dia de los Muertos Festival of the Altars. More than 20 ofrendas snaked along a paved pathway, many decorated with marigolds, papel picado, candles and framed family photos. The Marigold Project hosted the event and offered online sign-ups so community members could reserve altar space. One towering, seven-foot ofrenda was built by teens in the First Exposures photography mentorship program. Personal memorials included Veronica Estila's altar for her father Jorgito, featuring a Puerto Rico flag and family photos.
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