Halloween may be behind us, but in Mexico and parts of the US Latino community the macabre All-Saints goings-on have carried through to today, the second and last day of Día de los Muertos. One-part Catholic holiday, one-part Aztec festival, the Day of the Dead actually spans two days – Nov.1 and 2 – in which families spend all night at the graves of their dear departed, munching candy craniums and bread decorated with bones by the light of skull candles. Skeleton sculptures and elaborate flower-strewn altars to the dead also invade homes, public spaces, schools and office buildings. For the occasion, Reuters has a news report shot in Mexico City’s Zócalo, which, considering it’s built over a massive Aztec temple complex, is where a lot of the el Día action goes down.



For a taste of how the Day of the Dead is celebrated in the US, check out YouTuber omhappy1’s footage of the festivities at LA’s Hollywood Forever cemetery over the weekend.