Oaxaca, Mexico. Day of the Dead Celebrations. Altar in Memory of Women who have died as Victims of Domestic Violence, San Miguel Cemetery.


Bread of the Dead (Pan de Muertos). The large loaf in the middle with the large knife is for the unknown victims. The smaller loaves represent victims identified by name.


Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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