Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead. Lehi, Utah.

Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, takes place every year from October 31st - November 2nd. Here in the United States, Halloween gets in the way, which is why Thanksgiving Point has the celebration a week early.

To the outsider, the Day of the Dead may seem rather morbid, but it is quite the opposite. Dia de Los Muertos is a celebration of one's ancestors. People will take baked goods, special items, bread of the dead, sugar skulls, marigolds, and photos to the graves of their ancestors.

The celebration at Thanksgiving Point includes alter displays, face painting, sugar skull decoration, mask making, traditional food, and demonstrations and dances on the main stage. It is a great educational experience and gives you a greater understanding and appreciation of the tradition.

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Kid fun: 6
Difficulty: 0
Cost: $10 for 12 years and up

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Sundance, UT.

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Every fall, the Ray's Lift at the Sundance Resort is taken over by circus freaks and aliens to provide an entertaining lift ride up the mountain. At the base you will find an outdoor movie theater, paintball range, pumpkin bowling, face painting, and some bean bag games. The lift ride takes you up in near total darkness so you can see the entertainment below and the projected images all across the resort and on the mountains opposite the lift.

While it may be mild down in the valley, it gets very cold up in the mountain. Bring winter clothes and a blanket for the 45 minute ride. When you get back to the base, there are wood burning fire barrels to warm up at. There is also a restaurant and deli open late if you want to get something to eat and warm up inside.

For the more adventurous, there is a zipline that begins at the summit of Ray's Lift and crosses a total of 3,870 feet. You can hear it screaming down the mountain in the darkness from the lift.

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Kid fun: 8
Difficulty: 0
Cost: $52 for a family 4 pack

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