Originalby @maxdolly26
Your pet trots along a glowing marigold path to the gate of the land of the dead. A skeleton officer finds its photo on the family altar, smiles and waves it through into the lit-up city. Add one photo of your pet.
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Reference: Day of the Dead Pet: the marigold path to the land of the dead by @maxdolly26 · original by @maxdolly26
Your pet runs the marigold path, a skeleton officer checks its altar photo and waves it into the glowing city.
The Day of the Dead pet trend is an animated tribute in which a pet follows the marigold path to the land of the dead, is recognised from its photo on the family altar and is welcomed in.
In the 7 days to Oct 27, 2026, 40 public TikTok videos for this trend picked up 8.2M views between them.
The most-viewed public TikTok videos from the latest check whose captions name the trend. Videos play from TikTok; press Play to load one.
579.6K views🐾🧡 October 27th – Day of the Dead for Pets 🧡🐾 October 27th is a special day in the Day of the Dead tradition when people remember and honour the pets they h
362.2K viewsDay of the Dead for Pets 🧡 How to Welcome Them Home October 27 is Day of the Dead for pets. Here's how to make an ofrenda to call their spirit home. In this be
147K viewsOctober 27 is commonly observed as the Day of the Dead for pets, a tradition rooted in Mexican culture. 🕊️🐾 An ofrenda is an altar created to honor and rememb
124.1K viewsWhat a beautiful tradition I hope your visits feel like forever😭 #diademuertos #pets #PetsOfTikTok #tradition #dayofthedead
98.4K viewsfirst time making an ofrenda 🥺 my little girl is coming back to visit 🪽🕊️🐶 #october27 #ofrenda #diadelosmuertos #petgrief #dayofthedead
38.9K viewsUr pets come home today 🩷 #dayofthedead #pets #october #sad #fyp
Every three days we search TikTok for “Day of the Dead Pet” and “Day of the Dead for pets” and take the most-liked public videos posted between and Oct 27, 2026, up to 30 per search with duplicates removed, then add up their views. It is a sample of how active the trend is, not a count of every video that uses it. Our trend lists rank trends by these recent views and give newer trends more weight than older ones.
We follow each trend for about three weeks after it is added, or until new videos stop picking up views. Source: TikTok public search results, last checked .
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Your pet trots along a glowing path of marigold petals toward a crystal gate.
A skeleton officer in a blue uniform looks down at your pet and types.
The screen shows your pet's photo on a family altar with candles and flowers.
The officer smiles and waves your pet through into the lit-up city.
Your pet appears from behind, from the side and in a framed photo, so show its whole body and face.
Dogs, cats and other pets all work; markings and fur colour come from your photo.
Many people make it for a pet that has passed; it works just as well for a pet that is still with you.
Dates and numbers come from the posts linked here, as we found them. Items marked unconfirmed could not be checked against an original post.
@alemerinoj posts how they made an AI Día de Muertos video of their dogs. About 1.5 million views when we checked on 27 October 2026. View post
@petmemoriesai posts a dog crossing a marigold bridge for its first Día de Muertos. About 10.1 million views when we checked on 27 October 2026. View post
@maxdolly26 posts the animated check-in at the land of the dead that this template follows. About 356,700 views when we checked on 27 October 2026. View post
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| Model | Output | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | 10s · 480p · 9:16 | 46 |
| Seedance 2.0 | 10s · 720p · 9:16 | 100 |
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It is an AI tribute for Día de Muertos: a pet follows the marigold path to the land of the dead, is recognised from its photo on the family altar and is welcomed in. It has come back every autumn on TikTok since 2025.
One clear photo of your pet with its whole body and face in view.
Yes. The clip follows a dog, but any pet works: its fur, face and markings come from your photo.
Yes, that is how most people use it. Choose a photo you love; it also appears on the altar screen.
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