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Photograph by Josephine Guidolin, My Shot
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican festival that celebrates and honors dead ancestors on November 1 and 2. The festival combines some of the ancient traditions of the Maya, Aztec, Nahuatl, and other indigenous groups, with Catholic ones.
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Photograph by Raul Touzon
Day of the Dead celebrations vary from state to state in Mexico, but many Mexican families of the deceased travel to their hometown cemeteries for all-night parties.
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Photograph by Sisse Brimberg
Memorial altars are created in homes and offices. The ofrendas, or offerings, are decorated with candles, flowers, skulls, and gifts.
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Photograph by Eduardo Verdugo, AP
Mexico's vendors sell a variety of scary sweets, like sugar skulls (pictured on the table).
