Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead

Oct 28, 2016

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Residents work on a skeleton representation as part of the Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico City. AP

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A woman made up as a skull participates in Day of the Dead festivities. AP

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Members of the Gustavo Madero scout troop, with their faces painted as calaveras, lie down on a sidewalk for a group photo. AP

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Cristian Jimenez paints the face of his brother, Jose Luis Castillo, to resemble a “calavera,” or skull face. AP

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Girl scout Luna Hernandez, 9, dressed as a “Catrina,” or skeleton lady. AP

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Angel Paz, dressed as a calavera, waits with family. AP

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Brother and sister, Orlando and Connie Rangel, and their cousin Valentina, entertain themselves as they wait for the start of the Gran Procession. AP

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Ruby Valdez, dressed as a “Catrina,” or skeleton lady, waits for the start of the Gran Procession. AP

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Six-month-old Melody, dressed as a calavera, is carried by her mother through the crowd. AP

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Nina, 5, dressed as a “Catrina,” or skeleton lady waits with her mother. AP

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A “catrina” and “calavera” stand in front of a Day of the Dead altar honoring the 43 disappeared rural college students in Acapulco, Mexico. AP

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A man decorates a sculpture of skulls. AP

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A couple walks by as a woman works on a sawdust representation of a skull. AP

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Residents create a sawdust representation of a skull. AP

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Girl scout Montso Gomez, 12, dressed as a “Catrina,” or skeleton lady. AP

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A couple wearing skull masks perform. AP

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