There’s something, well, magical , about The Philadelphia Magic Gardens , home to Isaiah Zagar’s largest mosaic mural in the city. And this week, the gardens will get even more spiritually vibrant.

The PMG is collaborating with artist Ivonne Pinto-García for Día de los Muertos, Mexico’s Day of the Dead, which honors our ancestors who have died.

Pinto-García hails from San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida, in Puebla, and moved to Philly in 2005. She is an active community organizer — promoting Hispanic art and spreading Mexican culture in the city. For years, she has been collaborating with the PMG for its Day of the Dead celebrations.

“I’m from a place in Mexico City where we’re born seeing and participating in these festivities,” she said in a translated statement. “It’s part of

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