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‘Cleansing Of The Sacred Remains’ Mayan Traditions Of Dia De Muertos

October 30, 2022, Pomuch, Mexico: Inhabitants of Pomuch in Campeche state, attend the local cemetery to clean the bones of their relatives, to change the box, the tablecloth, touch up the ossuary and leave all ready for the arrival of children and adults following the traditions an ancestral ceremony that comes from the Mayan culture as part of Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead). The process consists in that when the person dies, his body is placed in a vault in which it remains for 3 years, then it is exhumed and the remains are deposited in an ossuary so that each year the cleaning and preparations are carried out. on October 30, 2022 in Pomuch, Mexico. (Photo by Mariana Gutierrez/ Eyepix Group) (Photo by Eyepix/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#9121924
Date Taken	30 October 2022
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Photographer	Eyepix/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
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