A Mixtec indigenous woman sits amongst the flower-decorated graves at a cemetery during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Metlatónoc, Guerrero, Mexico.
A Mixtec indigenous woman, holding marigold flower petals in the hands, decorates a grave at a cemetery during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Xalpatláhuac, Guerrero, Mexico.
A Mixtec indigenous woman, carrying a basket with marigold flowers, decorates a tomb at a cemetery during the Day of Dead celebrations in Xalpatlahuac, Guerrero, Mexico.
A Mexican man sits in front of an altar of the dead (Altar de Muertos), a religious site honoring the deceased, during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico.
A Mexican man, holding a smoking incense burner, performs a ceremonial purification of a tomb during the Day of Dead celebrations in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico.
A young Mexican woman sells bunches of marigold flowers (Flor de Muertos) for the Day of the Dead celebrations in the market in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico.
Tombs and graves, decorated with marigold flowers, are seen illuminated by burning candles during the Day of the Dead celebration at the cemetery in Xalpatláhuac, Guerrero, Mexico.
Day of the Dead in Guerrero
Guerrero, Mexico – November 2021
Mixtec indigenous people take part in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Guerrero, Mexico. Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos), a religious holiday combining the death veneration rituals of Pre-Hispanic cultures with the Catholic practice, is widely celebrated throughout all of Mexico. Based on the belief that the souls of the departed may come back to this world on that day, people gather together while either praying or joyfully eating, drinking, and playing music, to remember friends or family members who have died and to support their souls on the spiritual journey.
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