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Because of the lack of Mesoamerican influence in the northern regions of Mexico, the Day of the Dead was not celebrated throughout the country.

In Mexico, it seems that every day is Day of the Dead. Last year, a person unknown to Lucia handed her a map labeled with crosses. Following a hunch, she took the map up a hill near Santa Fe where ...

Mexico's Day of the Dead festival blends Catholic rituals with the pre-Hispanic belief that the dead return once a year from the underworld, and seeks to celebrate the continuity of life.

Viewers outside of Mexico might have thought the parade is a traditional way to mark Día de Muertos, the Day of the Dead. But although the day is big part of Mexican tradition, the parade was the ...