"Dolls are among Cempasuchil flowers in a greenhouse in Mexic..."

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15 October 2024

Dolls are among Cempasuchil flowers in a greenhouse in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. The Cempasuchil flower symbolizes the Day of the Dead in Mexico. Due to its color and aroma, it is one of the most representative elements of the offerings for the deceased. Its name comes from the Nahuatl word Cempohualxochitl, which means ''Flower of twenty petals.'' During the pre-Hispanic era, the Mexicas associated the yellow color of this flower with the sun, and therefore, they used it in altars, offerings, and burials dedicated to their dead, which led them to Mictlan, the underworld.

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