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Day of the Dead, Mexico. November 1995

A truck laden with musicians and people dressed in wild costumes singing and drinking toured the villages in Oaxaca State, mexico. In San Juan Teposcolul they sang and danced with the locals. The dance of Macaritas symbolises death and is specific to the celebrations of the Day of the Dead. The belief is that by dancing and drinking with death, fear of death is overcome.

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Mexico, The Day of the Dead
A truck laden with musicians and people dressed in wild costumes singing and drinking toured the villages in Oaxaca State, mexico. In San Juan Teposcolul they sang and danced with the locals. The dance of Macaritas symbolises death and is specific to the celebrations of the Day of the Dead. The belief is that by dancing and drinking with death, fear of death is overcome.
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