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Bones cleaned for spirits return in Mayan cemetery rite
In Pomac, Yucatan, descendants prepare bones for Day of the Dead by dusting, scrubbing, and reassembling remains. Volunteers like Antonio Haas say cleaning confirms the living have not forgotten the dead, a practice rooted in pre Hispanic Mayan culture and continued to honor family.
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Pomach
Mexico
Antonio Haas
Haas
Yucatan Peninsula
Camino Real Alto
Peninsula
Venancio Tus Chi
Valdemar Euan
Maria de la Luz Canon
Jaime Puebla
Ruben Cohuco
Guadalupe Che
Pomach Town