1 – ‘Dead’s Altar’  in a Street of Zapotlanejo,  in the Mexican state of Jalisco. This pre-Hispanic coincides and mixes with the feast of All Saints of the Roman Catholic tradition.

2 – Children with masks in the cemetery of San Gregorio, Mexico. According to tradition, the candles should burn for the Night of the Dead for, according to popular belief, guide wandering souls to their families.

3 – Bones Cleaner in Pomuch, eastern Mexico. Believers pay for keeping clean the remains of their dead. The memory of dead relatives is the main reason for celebrating the Day of the Dead.

4 – Several people lay flowers on the grave of a relative in the cemetery of San Miguel de Canoa, in central Mexico. The Mexican graveyards are filled with “marigold” or “flower of death” at this time.

5 – An elderly woman walks among the graves in the cemetery of San Miguel de Canoa. There is evidence that Mexican cultures, including Mayan and Nahuatl celebrated the Day of the Dead before the arrival of Europeans to America.

6 – Altar of the Dead in the British Museum. Mexican artist Adriana Amaya created an altar decorated in the style of those made in Mexico for it to be exhibited at the Museum of London.

7 – In Tijuana, members of the Coalition for the Protection of Migrants hang 5,100 wooden crosses  on the border between Mexico and the United States. In this way paid tribute to the 5,100 migrants who according to the organization have died trying to cross the border since 1995.

8 – In the town of Todos Santos in northwestern Guatemala, the celebrations for the Day of the Dead continues for several days and concludes with a horse race through the streets of the city.

9 – Young girls prepared for the election of the “queen” of All Saints, in northwestern Guatemala. The Day of the Dead feast was declared a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2003.