Day of the Dead takes COVID-19 precautions

The annual Day of the Dead celebration by Clemson University and the South Carolina Botanical Garden will be different this year.  COVID-19 is making it so.  The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a time to remember and celebrate loved ones who have passed away.  This year’s celebration on Friday night, October 30 is being moved to online in response to the pandemic.  The event will be held in both English and Spanish.  Previously held at the Botanical Garden, the event attracted close to 600 attendees in 2018 and 1,500 last year.  According to Clemson University’s Rodrigo Martinez-Duarte, this is not a sad holiday but one of celebration.