
In many parts of Latin America, as well as the Philippines, people have been marking the Day of the Dead festival in honour of deceased relatives.


Here, a boy is silhouetted as he cleans a cross marking the grave of a loved one in a Manila cemetery.


Mexicans hold their Day of the Dead on the Catholic festivals of All Saints and All Souls Days on 1 and 2 November.

Various sculptures of La Catrina - a symbol representing death in Mexican folklore - adorn town squares and altars across the country.

Other traditions include building altars honouring dead relatives, using sugar skulls and flowers as well as the favourite foods and drinks of the deceased.
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