An elderly Mexican woman sells flowers used for honoring gravesides for the Day of the Dead festival known in Spanish as Día de Muertos October 31, 2013 in Oaxaca, Mexico. Mexican marigolds have been used in ceremonies since the Aztec times and is known at the flower of the dead in Mexico and the red cockscomb flower is a symbol of the blood of Christ.

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Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
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