Non Exclusive: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - OCTOBER 23: A person pours a mixture of sugar with water into a clay mold in the shape of a skull during the maki

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Non Exclusive: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - OCTOBER 23: A person pours a mixture of sugar with water into a clay mold in the shape of a skull during the making of the traditional Sugar Skull (Calaverita de Azucar); The inhabitants of the town of Xochimilco are dedicated to the production of sugar skulls handmade to decorate the offerings, this procedure is carried out every year following the traditions of the day of the dead (Dia de Muertos). The production of sugar skulls began with syncretism, the fusion of the pre-Hispanic cult combined with Spanish pastries. on October 23, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico

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