Mexico City’s central Zocalo plaza was filled with the papier mache dead, skeletal Catrina figures and candle-covered shrines where people were invited to place photographs of those killed in two recent earthquakes.
Mexico City's Day of the Dead Parade
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A woman has her makeup applied as she waits for the start of a Day of the Dead parade to begin along Mexico City's main Reforma Avenue, Oct. 28, 2017.
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Rescue workers and volunteers that participated in rescue operations after the Sept. 19 earthquake, march behind a fist made out of safety helmets, as they lead the Day of the Dead parade on Mexico City's main Reforma Avenue, Oct. 28, 2017.
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Skull figures are seen during a procession to commemorate Day of the Dead in Mexico City, Oct. 28, 2017.
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Women dressed up as "Catrinas," a Mexican character also known as "The Elegant Death," participate in a procession to commemorate Day of the Dead in Mexico City, Oct. 28, 2017.