Boys play the panpipes and sing religious hymns in front of the shrine of dead family member at Todos Santos in Oruro Boliv


Boys who visit a home at Todos Santos or All Saints Day in Oruro Bolivia play the panpipes and sing religious hymns in front of an altar built for a deceased family member In the Altiplano of Bolivia it is customary that a family in which there has been a death within the last three years build a shrine at home at Todos Santos and then call down the spirit for a three day visit


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