Special to the Advance ALAMO — For the second consecutive year the City of Alamo Museum is presenting a Day of the Dead altar (ofrenda) during the month of November.The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a traditional cultural and religious holiday celebrated initially in Mexican homes, but the festivity, which dates backs to pre-Hispanic times, has found its way into other regions in the Western Hemisphere, including South Texas.The usual two-day affair celebrates the lives of deceased children on Nov. 1 and deceased adults on Nov. 2. The museum altar, which is a reminder that the ...