Day of the Dead

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Hand holding an incense stick over a Day of the Dead ofrenda in Puebla, Mexico, with marigold petals, lit candles, sugar skulls, and a basket of bread.

The lady and lord of the dead

Day of the Dead figurines

Colorful Day of the Dead altar decorated with marigold flowers, food, candles, photos of deceased loved ones, and a skeleton figure wearing a red veil, displayed in Oakland, California.

Lucia Padron arranges freshly baked Pan de Muerto on trays in a decorated room, preparing the traditional sweet bread for sale before the Day of the Dead in Mexico City.

Two unidentified Day of the Dead carnival participants in Oaxaca, Mexico, dressed in elegant costumes with faces painted as skulls, looking at each other while dancing.

Oaxacan Calavera

Large crowd gathered at the Day of the Dead Kite Festival in Sumpango, Guatemala, with giant colorful circular kites displayed against a backdrop of mountains.

Animated promotional art for the film Coco shows Miguel playing a white guitar, surrounded by skeleton characters and colorful Day of the Dead decorations in a festive street scene.

Day of the Dead: Media

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Hand holding an incense stick over a Day of the Dead ofrenda in Puebla, Mexico, with marigold petals, lit candles, sugar skulls, and a basket of bread.

Honoring the dead

A person lighting an incense stick at an ofrenda set up for the Day of the...

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The lady and lord of the dead

The lady and lord of the dead

A stone figure of the Aztec goddess Mictecacíhuatl (left) and a stone funerary urn...

© Gianni Dagli Orti/Shutterstock.com, © G. Dagli Orti—DeAgostini/Getty Images

Day of the Dead figurines

Day of the Dead figurines

Toy figurines for the Day of the Dead, made of pottery and paper, from Oaxaca, Mexico,...

Courtesy of the Girard Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Colorful Day of the Dead altar decorated with marigold flowers, food, candles, photos of deceased loved ones, and a skeleton figure wearing a red veil, displayed in Oakland, California.

Day of the Dead ofrenda

An altar, or ofrenda, at a Day of the Dead festival in the Fruitvale neighborhood...

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Lucia Padron arranges freshly baked Pan de Muerto on trays in a decorated room, preparing the traditional sweet bread for sale before the Day of the Dead in Mexico City.

Pan de muerto

A woman arranging freshly baked pan de muerto for sale in Mexico City before...

© Gerardo Vieyra—NurPhoto/Getty Images

Cemetery vigil

Cemetery vigil

A ritual visit is held at sunrise as part of the Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico.

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Two unidentified Day of the Dead carnival participants in Oaxaca, Mexico, dressed in elegant costumes with faces painted as skulls, looking at each other while dancing.

Day of the Dead

Couples dressed to commemorate the Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Oaxacan Calavera

Oaxacan Calavera

Oaxacan Calavera (or Oaxacan Skull), print on white fabric by José Guadalupe Posada,...

Caroline and Erwin Swann/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-ppmsc-03455)

Large crowd gathered at the Day of the Dead Kite Festival in Sumpango, Guatemala, with giant colorful circular kites displayed against a backdrop of mountains.

Giant kites

View of the Giant Kite Festival in Sumpango, Guatemala. Held on November 1 for the...

© Philip Mowbray/Shutterstock.com

Animated promotional art for the film Coco shows Miguel playing a white guitar, surrounded by skeleton characters and colorful Day of the Dead decorations in a festive street scene.

Coco

Promotional art for the Disney and Pixar animated film Coco (2017).

© 2017 Pixar Animation Studios/Walt Disney Studios

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