MEXICO DAY OF THE DEAD
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Arts & Entertainment
Catrinas parade in Mexico City ahead of Day of the Dead
Mexico City, Oct 22 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of Mexicans and tourists attended Sunday’s “Mega Procession of the Catrinas,” a…
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Human Interest
Halloween now rooted on northern Mexico border with Day of the Dead
By Manuel Ayala Tijuana, Mexico, Nov 1 (EFE).- In the northwestern Mexican border city of Tijuana, the celebration of Halloween…
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Religion
Mexicans readying traditional Day of the Dead altars despite higher costs
By Jacob Sanchez Mexico City, Oct 31 (EFE).- Mexicans are preparing their traditional Day of the Dead altars for the…
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Arts & Entertainment
Mexican cemeteries turn colorful again on the Day of the Dead
By Inés Amarelo Mexico City, Nov 1 (EFE).- Thousands of Mexican families visited the country’s cemeteries Monday to decorate the…
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Arts & Entertainment
Mexican family candle business gears up for Day of the Dead
By Mitzi Mayauel Fuentes Gomez Teopisca, Mexico, Oct 28 (EFE).- Several generations of the Ozuna family have spent the past…
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Religion
Mexico’s marigold “pulque” another way for the living to remember the dead
By Miquel Muñoz Mexico City, Oct 29 (efe-epa).- Every year at the Day of the Dead celebration, the yellow of…
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Religion
All Souls Day bread a tradition in southern Mexico
By Juan Jesus Cortes Oaxaca, Mexico, Oct 27 (efe-epa).- Celebrating the Day of the Dead festival is an unwritten law…
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Human Interest
Piñatas, Catrina merge to keep up Mexico’s Day of Dead tradition
By Salma Kaufman Acapulco, Mexico, Oct 21 (efe-epa).- The “Catrina,” one of the most iconic symbols in Mexican culture, has…
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Arts & Entertainment
Mexican artist reinvents painting shoes for Day of the Dead
By Jose de Jesus Cortes Oaxaca, Mexico, Oct 18 (efe-epa).- Although art galleries in which to display her work are…
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