A young Mexican couple, both wearing face jewels makeup, takes part in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico.
Food offerings are placed at the altar of the dead (Altar de Muertos), a religious site honoring the deceased, during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico.
A Mexican girl, dressed as La Catrina and wearing an Aztec feather headdress, takes part in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico.
A Mexican girl, dressed as La Catrina, a Mexican pop culture icon representing the Death, takes part in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico.
Day of the Dead in Taxco
Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico – November 2021
People take part in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Taxco de Alarcón, 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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