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2 November 2025

A view of an offering inside a house in the Sierra Madre Sur of Mexico, where dozens of people gather to participate in a procession with a skull for the Day of the Dead. They place a candle on top of the skull and visit homes with altars dedicated to people who have died in recent months in the Sierra Madre Sur, Mexico, on November 1, 2025.

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2 November 2025

A view of an offering inside a house in the Sierra Madre Sur of Mexico, where dozens of people gather to participate in a procession with a skull for the Day of the Dead. They place a candle on top of the skull and visit homes with altars dedicated to people who have died in recent months in the Sierra Madre Sur, Mexico, on November 1, 2025.

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1 November 2023

View of an offering inside a house dedicated to deceased relatives, during the Xantolo festival or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico The Xantolo or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, is a festival that mixes traditions and beliefs of pre-Hispanic and Spanish cultures brought during the Colony. In this region and according to belief, it represents the sacred union between the living and the dead that inhabit the Huasteca. On the night of November 1, the souls of the deceased return to live with their loved ones.

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1 November 2023

View of an offering inside a house dedicated to deceased relatives, during the Xantolo festival or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico The Xantolo or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, is a festival that mixes traditions and beliefs of pre-Hispanic and Spanish cultures brought during the Colony. In this region and according to belief, it represents the sacred union between the living and the dead that inhabit the Huasteca. On the night of November 1, the souls of the deceased return to live with their loved ones.

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1 November 2023

View of an offering inside a house dedicated to deceased relatives, during the Xantolo festival or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico The Xantolo or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, is a festival that mixes traditions and beliefs of pre-Hispanic and Spanish cultures brought during the Colony. In this region and according to belief, it represents the sacred union between the living and the dead that inhabit the Huasteca. On the night of November 1, the souls of the deceased return to live with their loved ones.

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1 November 2023

View of an offering inside a house dedicated to deceased relatives, during the Xantolo festival or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico The Xantolo or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, is a festival that mixes traditions and beliefs of pre-Hispanic and Spanish cultures brought during the Colony. In this region and according to belief, it represents the sacred union between the living and the dead that inhabit the Huasteca. On the night of November 1, the souls of the deceased return to live with their loved ones.

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1 November 2023

View of an offering inside a house dedicated to deceased relatives, during the Xantolo festival or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico The Xantolo or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, is a festival that mixes traditions and beliefs of pre-Hispanic and Spanish cultures brought during the Colony. In this region and according to belief, it represents the sacred union between the living and the dead that inhabit the Huasteca. On the night of November 1, the souls of the deceased return to live with their loved ones.

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1 November 2023

View of an offering inside a house dedicated to deceased relatives, during the Xantolo festival or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico The Xantolo or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, is a festival that mixes traditions and beliefs of pre-Hispanic and Spanish cultures brought during the Colony. In this region and according to belief, it represents the sacred union between the living and the dead that inhabit the Huasteca. On the night of November 1, the souls of the deceased return to live with their loved ones.

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1 November 2023

View of an offering inside a house dedicated to deceased relatives, during the Xantolo festival or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico The Xantolo or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, is a festival that mixes traditions and beliefs of pre-Hispanic and Spanish cultures brought during the Colony. In this region and according to belief, it represents the sacred union between the living and the dead that inhabit the Huasteca. On the night of November 1, the souls of the deceased return to live with their loved ones.

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1 November 2023

View of an offering inside a house dedicated to deceased relatives, during the Xantolo festival or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico The Xantolo or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, is a festival that mixes traditions and beliefs of pre-Hispanic and Spanish cultures brought during the Colony. In this region and according to belief, it represents the sacred union between the living and the dead that inhabit the Huasteca. On the night of November 1, the souls of the deceased return to live with their loved ones.

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1 November 2023

View of an offering inside a house dedicated to deceased relatives, during the Xantolo festival or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico The Xantolo or Day of the Dead festival in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, is a festival that mixes traditions and beliefs of pre-Hispanic and Spanish cultures brought during the Colony. In this region and according to belief, it represents the sacred union between the living and the dead that inhabit the Huasteca. On the night of November 1, the souls of the deceased return to live with their loved ones.

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17 October 2023

View inside a pulqueria in Mexico City. Pulque is an alcoholic beverage of pre-Hispanic origin that is obtained from the leaves of the maguey and is made from the fermentation of mucilage (an organic substance with a viscous texture, typical of some vegetables), popularly known as aguamiel. The Cempasuchil Flower symbolizes the Day of the Dead in Mexico, thanks to its color and aroma it is one of the most representative elements of the offerings for the dead. It is used to give color to textiles, make insecticides, medicines and food, among other uses. The marigold flower adorns the Day of the Dead altars and offerings in the country.

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2 November 2022

View of an offering inside a house on Isla de Janitzio located in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, where several people attend the community pantheon to clean the graves of their deceased loved ones, decorate them with cempasúchil flowers and carry baskets with offerings on the occasion of the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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2 November 2022

View of an offering inside a house on Isla de Janitzio located in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, where several people attend the community pantheon to clean the graves of their deceased loved ones, decorate them with cempasúchil flowers and carry baskets with offerings on the occasion of the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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