People dressed in costumes to celebrate the Day of the Dead in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Stilted figures dressed as calaveras (skeleton caricatures) including "La Calavera de la Catrina" ("calavera of the female dandy") as a parody of a Mexican upper class female sit together at Los Angeles' "Pueblo" in honor of the Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos in Spanish) is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and relatives who have died. The celebration occurs on the 1st and 2nd of November, in connection with the Catholic holy days of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
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Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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