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Mexico City, Oct 29 (EFE).- Despite Covid-19, mayor of Mexico City's Tlahuac neighborhood maintained tradition of placing skull sculptures in the street ahead of the Day of the Dead celebrations on November 1 and 2.The giant skeleton sculptures seek to honor those who died from COVOD-19 while recovering the spirit of the Day of the Dead celebrations. Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 2 in Mexico. (Camera: INÉS AMARELO). SHOT LIST: CARDBOARD SKULLS AND SKELETONS MADE BY ARTISANS IN A STREET IN THE TLAHUAC NEIGHBORHOOD, IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, AHEAD OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATIONS.
The annual Day of the Dead or All Souls Day festivities kick off with the so-called 'Catrina' parade, a quintessential Mexican custom where participants dress up as a skeleton. Mana Rabiee reports.
Hundreds of people mark Mexico's Day of the Dead with a traditional parade in Mexico City, celebrations inaugurated by the capital's head of government Marti Batres. IMAGES
Mexico City, Oct 14 (EFE).- Mexico City began planting 260,000 marigold flowers Thursday as part of the preparations for the Day of the Dead celebration, which is set to return this year after suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic, capital authorities reported."As part of the Day of the Dead festivities, the Government of Mexico City, through the Secretariat of Public Works and Services (SOBSE), began with the planting of 260,000 marigolds in the central reserve and green areas of the main avenues of the capital," the Government of Mexico City said in a statement. (Camera: AMERICA NERI).SHOT LIST: MEXICAN AUTHORITIES PLANT FLOWERS AHEAD OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
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