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    20 Photos Of Day Of The Dead Celebrations Around The World

    On the Day of the Dead, people in Mexico and throughout the world honor their dead loved ones with a big celebration, featuring costumes, paper balloons, and lots of skulls.

    Anna North
    by Anna North

    BuzzFeed Staff

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    Mariana Bazo / Reuters

    Day of the Dead, usually celebrated Nov. 1 and 2, is an Aztec celebration that has now spread far beyond Mexico. Costumes are popular — above, a cyclist with face paint in Lima, Peru, Nov. 1.

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    Mariana Bazo / Reuters

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    Edgard Garrido / Reuters

    A man dressed as a clown at a celebration in Mizquic, Mexico, on Nov 1.

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    Edgard Garrido / Reuters

    Kids dressed as ghosts, also in Mixquic.

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    Ricardo Moraes / Reuters

    In Rio de Janeiro, residents celebrated by lighting candles.

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    Edgard Garrido / Reuters

    A masked photographer, Mixquic, Nov. 1.

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    Edgard Garrido / Reuters

    A man with a giant skull mask, Mixquic, Nov. 1.

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    Rodrigo Abd / AP

    Dancers doing a dance called the Huaylia at a cemetery in Lima, Peru, Nov. 1.

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    A giant kite in Santiago Sacatepequez, Guatemala, where such kites are traditional for the Day of the Dead, Nov. 1.

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    Edgard Garrido / Reuters

    Cotton candy is also traditional in some areas. Milpa Alta, Mexico, Nov. 1.

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    Edgard Garrido / Reuters

    A paper balloon, Milpa Alta, Mexico, Nov. 1.

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    Rodrigo Abd / AP

    Artists in costume, Lima, Peru, Nov. 1.

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    Enrique Castro-Mendivil / Reuters

    Musicians performing in one of Latin America's biggest cemeteries, Lima, Peru, Nov. 1.

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    Moises Castillo / AP

    A tomb decorated with candles and flowers, San Antonio Aguascalientes, Guatemala, Nov. 1.

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    Jorge Dan Lopez / Reuters

    Guest at a horse race commemorating the Day of the Dead on All Saints Day in Todos Los Santos Cuchumatan, Guatemala, Nov. 1.

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    Dieu Nalio Chery / AP

    A man dressed as a spirit in a Voodoo ritual for the Day of the Dead, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 1.

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    Henry Romero / Reuters

    An art installation of skeletons and skulls, Mexico City, Oct. 31.