STROUDSBURG, Pa. — November 1st and 2nd mark Día de los Muertos, a Mexican tradition honoring loved ones who have passed away.

The Amor Latino Casa Madre counseling center in Stroudsburg hosted an Ancestral Connection Circle for the Day of the Dead on Saturday.

At the event, community members honored the lives of those lost to violence.

Organizers say the event allows people to connect with their sacred, healed ancestors.

"This isn't something that is widely understood, and so individuals choosing to come out and be in community with individuals that they don't even know, and sharing their vulnerabilities, and sharing their spirituals selves, their emotional selves, their physicals selves with one another is a blessing, and I'm very grateful to have our little people here too because t

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