A Mexican man decorates the cremation niche at the Our Lady of Guadalupe cemetery during the Dead of the Dead or Dia de Muertos festival in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The multi-day festival is to remember friends and family members who have died using calaveras, aztec marigolds, alfeniques, papel picado and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed.

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Location: San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
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