On their visit to Vietnam, Tracy and her mother left flowers and photographs at a shrine that villagers had assembled at the spot where her father’s boat had landed.
Graffiti artists create memorials for victims of violence and tragedy. These memorial walls offer a place close to home for community members to gather and grieve their lost relatives and friends.
A ritual the indigenous people had been practicing for 3,000 years, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a three-day Mexican holiday to honor and celebrate loved ones who have died.