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  • A female skeleton figure, representing a Mexican cultural icon called La Calavera Catrina, is seen under the papel picado banners on the street during the celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) holiday in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, 2 November 2014.

  • Graves covered by marigold flowers, gifts and candles, in honor of the deceased, are seen during the ritual celebration of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) at the cemetery of Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán, Mexico, 1 November 2014.

  • A young girl, representing a Mexican cultural icon called La Calavera Catrina, takes a part in celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) holiday in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, 31 October 2014.

  • Female skeleton figures, forming a part of the public altar (ofrenda), are seen on the street during the celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) holiday in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, 2 November 2014.

  • Mexican men sit around a grave, covered by marigold flowers, honouring their deceased relatives during the ritual celebration of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) at the cemetery of Tzurumútaro, Michoacán, Mexico, 2 November 2014.

  • A skull graffiti artwork, illustrating the extensive Death worship culture in Mexico, appears on the wall in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, 3 November 2014.

  • Graves covered by marigold flowers, gifts and candles, in honor of the deceased, are seen during the ritual celebration of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) at the cemetery of Tzurumútaro, Michoacán, Mexico, 2 November 2014.

  • A female skeleton image made of sand, representing a Mexican cultural icon called La Calavera Catrina, forms a part of the public altar (ofrenda) seen on the street during the celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, 2 November 2014.

  • A Mexican couple stands next to a grave, covered by marigold flowers, honouring their deceased relatives during the ritual celebration of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) at the cemetery of Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán, Mexico, 1 November 2014.

  • A skull graffiti artwork, illustrating the extensive Death worship culture in Mexico, appears on the wall in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, 3 November 2014.

  • A figurative allegorical altar, with a strong anti-US political connotation, is seen on the street during the celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) holiday in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, 2 November 2014.

  • Mexican people gather around the graves, covered by marigold flowers, honouring their deceased relatives during the ritual celebration of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) at the cemetery of Tzurumútaro, Michoacán, Mexico, 2 November 2014.

  • A female skeleton figure, representing a Mexican cultural icon called La Calavera Catrina, is seen under the papel picado banners on the street during the celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) holiday in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, 2 November 2014.

  • Mexican people gather around the graves, covered by marigold flowers, honouring their deceased relatives during the ritual celebration of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) at the cemetery of Tzurumútaro, Michoacán, Mexico, 2 November 2014.

  • A young Mexican musician, holding a sousaphone (a tuba-like brass instrument), takes a part in the annual ceremony of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in the cemetery of Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, 1 November 2014.

  • A shadow of a man riding a bicycle is seen on the pillar of the pedestrian bridge over the highway in Lechería, a suburb of Mexico City, Mexico, 4 November 2014.

  • A turned off neon sign is seen on the roof of a low-budget hotel during the dusk in Mexico City, Mexico, 7 November 2014.

  • Classic Volkswagen beetle cars (‘vochos’) are seen parked on the street in Mexico City, Mexico, 6 November 2014.

  • An aerial view of suburbs in the south of Mexico City, Mexico, 30 October 2014.

  • An old Mexican man carries a glass box with home maded cakes for sale in Lechería, a suburb of Mexico City, Mexico, 7 November 2014.

  • Mexican boys sit and relax on the wharf in the port of Veracruz, Mexico, 28 June 2015.

  • A Mexican woman walks around the street corner during a sunny morning in Buenavista, a neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 October 2016.

  • A Mexican man watches the street from the corner during a sunny morning in Buenavista, a neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 October 2016.

  • Mexican women walk along the street during a sunny morning in Buenavista, a neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 October 2016.

  • A young drug addict, having his nasal mucous membranes already destroyed, inhales a color solvent through his mouth using a toilet paper, while sitting on a wheel chair in the street of Mexico City, Mexico, 27 October 2016.

  • A Mexican boy creates a colorful sawdust carpet, displaying La Calavera icon, during the celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) in Tláhuac, Mexico, 31 October 2016.

  • Young girls, representing a Mexican cultural icon called La Catrina, take a part in celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 October 2016.

  • A decorated skull (Calavera) is placed on chiseled paper flags (Papel picado) before the start of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) festivities in Mexico City, Mexico, 27 October 2016.

  • Colorfully decorated clay skulls (Calaveras) are seen on a local marketplace before the start of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations in Mexico City, Mexico, 28 October 2016.

  • A young man, representing a Mexican cultural icon called La Catrina, takes a part in celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 October 2016.

  • A decorated skull (Calavera), created as a piece of visual art by Mexican students, is seen on a small plaza in downtown before the start of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) festivities in Mexico City, Mexico, 31 October 2016.

  • A young girl, representing a Mexican cultural icon called La Catrina, takes a part in celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 October 2016.

  • Colorfully decorated clay skulls (Calaveras) are seen on a local marketplace before the start of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) festivities in Mexico City, Mexico, 27 October 2016.

  • A Mexican woman, holding a religious statue, takes a part in a catholic procession of Judas Thaddaeus (San Judas Tadeo) in Mexico City, Mexico, 28 October 2016.

  • A painted artwork, depicting a bodybuilding athlete and serving as a public advertisement for a gym, is seen on the street in Buenavista, a neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 October 2016.

  • A Mexican man sits under a dried tree during the sunset in Tepito, a rough neighborhood of Mexico City, Mexico, 1 April 2018.

  • A Mexican curandero (a native healer) is seen while selling herbs on the street of Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico, 31 March 2018.

  • A Mexican curandero (a native healer) sells herbs and indigenous medicines on the street of Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico, 31 March 2018.

  • A Mexican man reads newspapers while walking on the street during a sunny morning in Buena Vista neighbourhood, Mexico City, Mexico, 1 April 2018.

  • A Mexican office worker walks around the street corner during a sunny morning in Buena Vista neighbourhood, Mexico City, Mexico, 2 April 2018.

  • An indigenous Tzotzil Maya woman, wearing a traditional black wool skirt, walks on the street of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 20 November 2018.

  • A Mexican “Muxe” (a homosexual man wearing female clothes) is seen during the traditional procession to the house of “Mayordomo” in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, 17 November 2018.

  • A Maya indigenous cemetery is seen in front of a ruined church of San Sebastian during the sunset in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico, 20 November 2018.

  • The Buena Vista neighbourhood residents walk along a tree during the sunset in Mexico City, Mexico, 15 November 2018.

  • A Mexican Maya man walks on the colonial street during a sunny morning of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 20 November 2018.

  • An indigenous Tzotzil Maya man carries a box of herbs and flowers, using “mecapal” (a tumpline), in the street of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 21 November 2018.

  • A Mexican Maya boy sells homemade food in the colonial street of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 21 November 2018.

  • An indigenous Tzotzil Maya woman walks in front of the church of San Juan Bautista in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico, 20 November 2018.

  • A “Ñancue Ñomndaa” (Amuzgo) indigenous man sells his homegrown tomatoes on the main square in Xochistlahuaca (Suljaa'), Guerrero, Mexico, 6 November 2021.

  • A Mexican girl walks in a tiny street during a sudden afternoon rain in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico, 27 October 2021.

  • An old Afro-Mexican man poses for a picture in the street of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, 7 November 2021.

  • Mexican men look at the phone screens while waiting for subway in Mexico City, Mexico, 28 October 2021.

  • A Mexican gondolier repairs a colorfully painted wooden boat (Trajinera) used for boat ride trips on canals of Xochimilco in Mexico City, Mexico, 27 October 2021.

  • A Mexican woman sells Pan de muerto, a traditional Mexican sweet bread, during the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico, 27 October 2021.

  • A female skeleton picture, representing a Mexican cultural symbol called La Calavera Catrina, is seen hung on a street stand during the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico, 27 October 2021.

  • A portrait picture, created from plastic bottle caps and depicting Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, is seen placed at the altar of the dead (Altar de muertos), a religious site honoring the deceased, during the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations in Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico, 30 October 2021.

  • A cross made of cempasúchil flowers (marigolds) is placed on the ground in front of a house during the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico, 2 November 2021.

  • A young Mexican woman, dressed as La Catrina, a Mexican pop culture icon representing the Death, takes part in the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations in Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico, 30 October 2021.

  • Hand painted skulls (Calaveras) are seen placed at the entrance of the door during the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations in Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico, 29 October 2021.

  • A Mexican indigenous boy sells homegrown vegetables and herbs in front of a large street mural in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico, 1 November 2021.

  • Mexican men, wearing cowboy hats, eat breakfast in a diner at the city’s market in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, on October 26, 2022.

  • A wrought iron chair is seen placed in a rectangle of light coming through a window in a house in Bavaria, Sonora, Mexico, during dawn on October 28, 2022.

  • A Mexican nun looks at the Altar de Muertos, a religious site honoring the deceased, placed in front of the City Hall during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, on November 5, 2022.

  • Air passengers stand in line on the tarmac to board a plane at the airport in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, during dawn on October 29, 2022.