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Halloween and Day of the Dead merge across Latin America
In Mexico mixed ghouls with Day of the Dead rites as families adapt from graveside vigils to street corner begging and kids in costumes. Mexicans in cities and rural areas balance both traditions with altars, tamales, Pan de Muerto, and snapshots of La Catrina, while migrant banners mark border deaths and celebrations extend from Oaxaca to Ciudad Juarez and Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Maria ‘Ajas
Latin America
Mexico
Ciudad Juarez
el Paso
Texas
Oaxaca
Ajas
Juan Ventura
Maria del Carmen Vidal
United States
Salvador Juarez
Mezcal
McDonald’s
Venezuela
Bolivia
Ricardo Duran
Eloisa Zaldivar
Tzintzuntzan