An elaborate floral decoration on a gravesite during the Day of the Dead festival October 31, 2017 in Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, Mexico. During the festival, which dates back hundreds of years to Aztec rituals, family members decorate the tombs of loved ones and celebrate them with gifts, food and altars.

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An elaborate floral decoration on a gravesite during the Day of the Dead festival October 31, 2017 in Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, Mexico. During the festival, which dates back hundreds of years to Aztec rituals, family members decorate the tombs of loved ones and celebrate them with gifts, food and altars.

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Size: 4912px × 7360px
Location: Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, Mexico
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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