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Day of the Dead festival

In many parts of Latin America, as well as the Philippines, people have been marking the Day of the Dead festival in honour of deceased relatives.

 

Day of the Dead festival

 In the Philippines, millions of Catholics congregate with family members at the gravesides of dead loved ones to celebrate their memory.

Day of the Dead festival

Here, a boy is silhouetted as he cleans a cross marking the grave of a loved one in a Manila cemetery.

Day of the Dead festival

In Mexico, the Day of the Dead combines native Aztec and Roman Catholic practices and beliefs.

Day of the Dead festival

Mexicans hold their Day of the Dead on the Catholic festivals of All Saints and All Souls Days on 1 and 2 November.

Day of the Dead festival

A sculpture of La Catrina, a symbol representing death in Mexican folklore, in the Zocalo, Mexico City.
Various sculptures of La Catrina - a symbol representing death in Mexican folklore - adorn town squares and altars across the country.

Day of the Dead festival

Other traditions include building altars honouring dead relatives, using sugar skulls and flowers as well as the favourite foods and drinks of the deceased.
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