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19 March 2024

Aztec Cemetery: Dressing up for the dead

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People rehearse their makeup for the upcoming festival of Dia de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2014.  The Mexican festival celebrated on November 1, is held to remember friends and family members who have died and dates back to an ancient Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. (AFP)


Mexican statues for the upcoming festival of Dia de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2014.  The Mexican festival celebrated on November 1, is held to remember friends and family members who have died and dates back to an ancient Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. (AFP)


Models show their makeup for the upcoming festival of Dia de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2014.  The Mexican festival celebrated on November 1, is held to remember friends and family members who have died and dates back to an ancient Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. (AFP)


Models show their makeup for the upcoming festival of Dia de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2014.  The Mexican festival celebrated on November 1, is held to remember friends and family members who have died and dates back to an ancient Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. (AFP)



People rehearse their makeup for the upcoming festival of Dia de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2014.  The Mexican festival celebrated on November 1, is held to remember friends and family members who have died and dates back to an ancient Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. (AFP)



Mexican Damas rehearse in their costumes for the upcoming festival of Dia de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2014.  The Mexican festival celebrated on November 1, is held to remember friends and family members who have died and dates back to an ancient Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. (AFP)



Mexican Damas rehearse in their costumes for the upcoming festival of Dia de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2014.  The Mexican festival celebrated on November 1, is held to remember friends and family members who have died and dates back to an ancient Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. (AFP)