11/01/2021

Source: Al Jazeera

Giant skeletons, colourful costumes, mariachi music and dancers filled downtown Mexico City on Sunday as the Day of the Dead parade returned for the first time since the pandemic began.

Thousands of people, including residents and tourists, lined the route through the capital for a glimpse of the procession, which was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus.

Like many, Yadira Altamirano came with her face painted as "Catrina," a skeletal representation of death that has become a symbol of one of Mexico's most important festivals.

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