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  • Young Salvadoran men, painted an ashen grey, perform indigenous mythology characters in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran girl with skull face paint takes part in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran boys, painted an ashen grey and wearing masks, perform indigenous mythology characters in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man performs a prisoner without the head carried on the mythological cart La Carreta Chillona in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man spits fire as he performs during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran youths perform a furious dance of the mythological characters during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy with skull face paint takes part in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, wearing a mask, performs an indigenous mythology character in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy with skull face paint takes part in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, painted an ashen red and wearing a mask, performs an indigenous mythology character in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran young man, with blood face paint and long nails, performs an indigenous mythology character in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran boys pull a mythological cart called La Carreta Chillona as they perform during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran children, costumed, painted and wearing masks, perform indigenous mythology characters in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran boys, having white body paint with death symbols, perform during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man with skull face paint takes part in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran man, wearing a skull mask, performs an indigenous mythology character during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man spits fire as he performs during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran boys, having white body paint with death symbols, perform during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Young Salvadoran men, painted an ashen grey, perform indigenous mythology characters in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran young man, with white face paint, performs an indigenous mythology character called La Llorona in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Young Salvadoran men pull a mythological cart called La Carreta Chillona during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran girl with skull face paint performs in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran man, wearing a skull mask, plays drum during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man performs along a mythological cart called La Carreta Chillona during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, performing an indigenous mythology character, plays drum during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, wearing a horned mask, performs an indigenous mythology character in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, wearing a mask, performs an indigenous mythology character in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, with skull face paint, performs an indigenous mythology character called La Llorona in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran children, costumed, painted and wearing masks, perform indigenous mythology characters in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man spits fire as he performs during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man with skull face paint performs during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran boys, having white body paint with black symbols, perform during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man, wearing a Grim Reaper mask, performs during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy with face paint performs an indigenous mythology character called La Llorona in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man, wearing a mask with face paint, carries drums before the start of the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran youths perform a furious dance of the mythological characters during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man, lying on the back, spits fire as he performs during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, wearing a mask, performs an indigenous mythology character in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy with skull face paint takes part in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, wearing a pink mask, performs an indigenous mythology character in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran young man, with white face paint, takes part in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran boys, wearing masks, perform indigenous mythology characters in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man is seen being painted on his face before the start of the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A young Salvadoran man, painted an ashen grey and wearing a mask, performs an indigenous mythology character in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, with blood face paint, performs an indigenous mythology character called La Llorona in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • Salvadoran boys perform a furious dance of the mythological characters during the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran girl, with blood face paint, performs an indigenous mythology character called La Llorona in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead celebration in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.

  • A Salvadoran boy, painted an ashen grey, performs an indigenous mythology character in the La Calabiuza parade at the Day of the Dead festivity in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, 1 November 2016. The festival, known as La Calabiuza since the 90s of the last century, joins Salvador’s pre-Hispanic heritage and the mythological figures (La Sihuanaba, El Cipitío, La Llorona etc.) collected from the whole Central American region, together with the catholic All Saints Day holiday and its tradition of honoring the dead relatives. Children and youths only, dressed up in scary costumes and carrying painted carts, march from the local cemetery to the downtown plaza where the party culminates with music, dance, drinking and eating pumpkin (Ayote) with honey.