Day of the Dead: Mexicans reunite with ancestors

STORY: Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Families reunited with those departed in candle-lit cemeteries throughout Mexico

during the Day of the Dead celebrations

Graves of deceased relatives were decorated with flowers, candles and colorful cut-up paper

Together they held vigil, talked and ate

RELATIVE VISITING DEAD RELATIVE, MIGUEL MENESES, SAYING:

“It’s a tribute for our deceased. Mostly it’s a tradition we’ve been following each year since our relative passed away”.

The tradition blends Catholic rituals with the pre-Hispanic belief

that the dead return once a year from the underworld