{"id":509258,"date":"2026-10-27T07:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/509258\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T07:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:22:11","slug":"fresno-county-marigold-growers-prepare-for-dia-de-los-muertos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/509258\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno County marigold growers prepare for D\u00eda de los Muertos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ByAlex Ruiz  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KFSN logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793085729_47_origin-kfsn.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, October 27, 2026 5:54AM<\/p>\n<p>A field of marigolds in Fresno County is helping local families prepare for D\u00eda de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, while supporting a local Latino-owned business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) &#8212; A field of marigolds in Fresno County is helping local families prepare for D\u00eda de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, while supporting a local Latino-owned business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Marigolds are being sold at the corner of Marks and Jensen to families who use the flowers as part of D\u00eda de los Muertos celebrations. The tradition holds that the bright blooms serve as a guide for departed souls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The field of golden flowers is especially meaningful to the community during this time of year, when many families buy marigolds for altars and other holiday observances.<\/p>\n<p>Top Stories<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"iVcn UbGlr ibBnq qdXbA avodi DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE QGHKv HNQqj ICwhc Bkgbl ZLXw kSqqG rEBmF sfsRN \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/post\/california-lawmakers-seek-answers-ice-reported-enforcement-operations-central-valley\/19983116\/\" aria-label=\"California lawmakers seek answers from ICE over reported enforcement operations in Central Valley\" aria-describedby=\"Californialawmakerssbody\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793085731_514_19983620_102626-kfsn-8p-ca-ice-questions.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Action News Photojournalist Alex Ruiz highlights the importance of the annual tradition and its connection to the community.<br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ByAlex Ruiz Tuesday, October 27, 2026 5:54AM A field of marigolds in Fresno County is helping local families&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":509259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[196446,196445,8065,9038,112,622,114,113,196444,17781,196443,294],"class_list":["post-509258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-196446","tag-community-tradition","tag-day-of-the-dead","tag-dia-de-los-muertos","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-county","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-local-latino-business","tag-marigolds","tag-marks-and-jensen","tag-timely"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}