JUÁREZ, Mexico — Brilliant orange flowers blanket the northern edge of Juárez, just across from El Paso, standing in vivid contrast to the gray concrete and rusted red metal of the nearby border wall.

The sea of orange cempasúchil, or Mexican marigold, is a key part of the Día de los Muertos tradition in Mexico. The flower represents the connection between life and death, and the light that guides the spirits of the departed to reunite with their loved ones that day.

Día de los Muertos is traditionally celebrated Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. The first day of November is for the souls of children, while the second day honors adults.

Little by little the Muñoz family, which owns the Concentradora de Plantas del Norte or Coplant nursery, has worked to recuperate the tradition of using the br

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