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The Days When The Dead Come To Visit

by Sónia Santos

Mexico

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Santa Maria Atzompa Cemetery - The most iconic graveyard in Oaxaca. The mourning of the dead start early in the evening and go out through the night untill dawn and all the graves are lit with candles. It's a sea of light.
Santa Maria Atzompa Cemetery - The most iconic graveyard in Oaxaca. The mourning of the dead start early in the evening and go out through the night untill dawn and all the graves are lit with candles. It's a sea of light.
The day of the dead in Oaxaca, starts one week before with several religious ceremonies. This woman was leaving the church after the starting processins for the celebrations.
The day of the dead in Oaxaca, starts one week before with several religious ceremonies. This woman was leaving the church after the starting processins for the celebrations.
The night starts early for many. They spend hours simply watching, thinking and remembering their loved ones.
The night starts early for many. They spend hours simply watching, thinking and remembering their loved ones.
The cold night advances, but the candles have to keep burning. Some succumb to sleep, rolled in blankets, or already with the effect of all the mezcal that was drunk, but there is always someone who keeps the candles burning and waits for the spirit of the loved one.
The cold night advances, but the candles have to keep burning. Some succumb to sleep, rolled in blankets, or already with the effect of all the mezcal that was drunk, but there is always someone who keeps the candles burning and waits for the spirit of the loved one.
The next day everyone goes to the "comparsas", a costume parade where people spend months working on their costumes. This 10 year old proudly shows her Catrina costume, the main figure of this celebration. The paredes go on all afternoon, marking the end of the celebrations of the day of the dead.
The next day everyone goes to the "comparsas", a costume parade where people spend months working on their costumes. This 10 year old proudly shows her Catrina costume, the main figure of this celebration. The paredes go on all afternoon, marking the end of the celebrations of the day of the dead.

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