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Balboa Park cultural center defends Day of the Dead altar amid removal calls
California lawmakers want a Day of the Dead altar removed, but the cultural center says it's a sacred mourning practice.
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California lawmakers Assemblymember Chris Ward and State Senator Steve Padilla have called for the removal of a Day of the Dead altar at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park, San Diego, according to FOX 5 San Diego.
The calls for removal come amid claims that the altar glorifies terrorist leaders.
In response, the cultural center defended the display, emphasizing it as a sacred tradition to mourn all loss of life, not a political statement.
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