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Mexico City's Parade of the Catrinas, a massive celebration of Mexican culture and art that takes place just one week before the Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, was a scary good time. Thousands of people put on ghoulish face paint and paraded down Republic of Salvador Street in the nation's capital to the Angel of the Revolution statue wearing all sorts of macabre but elegant costumes on Saturday. The Day of the Dead, one of Mexico's most important and well-known holidays, has its roots in pre-colonial times, when the Aztec emperor still reigned supreme. The holiday focuses on honoring family, friends, and even pets that have passed away. People continued to celebrate the event even after the Spanish army conquered the territory and tried to convert the native people to Catholicism and drive out the old religions. However, the traditions of the older cultures proved much too resilient and people simply fused their old customs with the newer Catholic ones. A Mexican illustrator named Jose Guadalupe Posada felt that indigenous Mexicans were trying too hard to look like Europeans and drew a satirical drawing of a skull wearing a fancy European hat. Called the Calavera Catrina, this illustration would go on to inspire the birth of the Catrina style, in which people make their faces look like skulls with facepaint while wearing elegant clothing. The holiday traditionally takes place near October 31 (All Hallows' Eve), November 1 (All Saints Day) and November 2 (All Souls Day).
Thousands of Mexican women march through Mexico City to demand their rights on International Women's Day. IMAGES
Thousands of Mexican women chant and march through Mexico City to demand their rights on International Women's Day. IMAGES
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Mexico City, Oct 3 (EFE).- Thousands of people turned out on Sunday in Mexico City to march along the iconic Paseo de la Reforma avenue carrying blue pro-life signs to protest against abortion and express their displeasure over the Supreme Court of Justice's recent ruling that criminally penalizing abortion in Coahuila state is unconstitutional, a ruling that has set an historic precedent in this overwhelmingly Catholic nation."(We're here) to defend the rights of the baby, which is already alive from the first moment that the egg is fertilized. You have to save the baby and the mother because often (they abort) because they're forced to, because they're afraid, but there are options," Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, a woman attending the march, told EFE.The marchers participating in the "Supporting Women and Life" march, which was called by pro-life organizations and Mexican Catholic Church authorities, gathered in front of the National Auditorium and at 11:30 am they set out for the iconic Angel of Independence monument, where a large stage had been set up and where a manifesto was publicly read. (Camera: AMERICA NERI).SHOT LIST: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO PROTEST AGAINST ABORTION AND THE RECENT MEXICAN SUPREME COURT DECISION TO DECRIMINALIZE IT IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. SOUND BITES: MARIA GUADALUPE CARDENAS, A WOMAN ATTENDING THE MARCH (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: "(We're here) to defend the rights of the baby, which is already alive from the first moment that the egg is fertilized. You have to save the baby and the mother because often (they abort) because they're forced to, because they're afraid, but there are options."
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