Day of the Dead, around the world

People practice their makeup for the coming festival of Día de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. (Mark Ralston / AFP/Getty Images)

Oct. 28, 2014 7:52 PM PT

Francisco Flores of Danza Azteca Guadalupana dances in the 31st annual Viva la Vida parade in Austin, Texas, on Saturday. The Viva la Vida Festival is Austin’s largest and longest-running Day of the Dead celebration. (Jay Janner / Associated Press)

Huitzi Arteaga pushes ItztliXochitl Arteaga as she plays a drums for a blessing with the group Danza Azteca Xochipilli during the ninth annual Día de Los Muertos Art and Music Festival on Oct. 12 in Whittier. (Patrick T. Fallon / For the Times)

Statues are displayed for sale as Erika Diaz of East Los Angeles, of the group Danza Azteca Xochipilli, blesses vendor booths during the ninth annual Dia de Los Muertos Art and Music Festival on Oct. 12 in Whittier. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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Day of the Dead, around the world

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