Day of the Dead 2014

A voodoo believer visits the National Cemetery of Port au Prince, on November 1, 2014 AFP Photo / Hector Retamal

A man in the role of a spirit known as a "Gede" carries a goat on his back during a Voodoo ritual that pays tribute to Baron Samdi and the Gede family of spirits during Day of the Dead celebrations at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery

Voodoo believers attend to the National Cemetery of Port au Prince, on November 1, 2014. They are participating in voodoo ceremonies honoring Baron Samdi and Gede during the celebration of the Day of Dead as believers and devotees offer candles, alcohol and food. AFP Photo /Hector Retamal

A devotee of the voodoo religion takes part in the celebration of the Fed Gede (Festival of the Ancestors), in the National Cemetery of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 1, 2014. The Fed Gede, a religious ritual of voodoo origin, which is equivalent to the Day of the Dead, All Saints Day and All Souls Day, is celebrated in Port-Au-Prince. Xinhua/Fran Afonso

Voodoo believers attend to the National Cemetery of Port au Prince, on November 1, 2014. They are participating in voodoo ceremonies honoring Baron Samdi and Gede during the celebration of the Day of Dead as believers and devotees offer candles, alcohol and food. AFP Photo/Hector Retamal

A devotee of the voodoo religion takes part in the celebration of the Fed Gede (Festival of the Ancestors), in the National Cemetery of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 1, 2014. Xinhua/Fran Afonso

A person in the role of a spirit known as a "Gede" lies on the ground at a cemetery during a Voodoo ritual in tribute to Baron Samdi and the Gede family of spirits during Day of the Dead celebrations in the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Day of the Dead traditions coincide with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2. AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery

A woman in the role of a spirit known as a "Gede" covers her face with powder during a Voodoo ritual that pays tribute to Baron Samdi and the Gede family of spirits during Day of the Dead celebrations at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Day of the Dead traditions coincide with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2. AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery

Family members laugh together as they sit around the grave of a deceased relative, during Day of the Dead celebrations in the San Gregorio cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 01, 2014. In a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2, families decorate the graves of departed relatives with marigolds and candles, and spend the night in the cemetery, eating and drinking as they keep company with their deceased loved ones. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

A graveyard trio plays music for a family celebrating Day of the Dead beside the graves of three deceased children from the family, in the San Gregorio cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 01, 2014. In a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2, families decorate the graves of departed relatives with marigolds and candles, and spend the night in the cemetery, eating and drinking as they keep company with their deceased loved ones. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

A scull balloon decorates the tomb of a child in the San Gregorio cemetery during Day of the Dead festivities on the outskirts of Mexico City, early Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. In a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2, families decorate the graves of departed relatives with marigolds and candles. At this cemetery, families pay a special tribute to deceased children, on the night of Oct. 31 into the morning of Nov. 1. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

Two young children tend to the grave of a loved one killed in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan at the mass grave site on the grounds of the San Joaquin Parish during All Saints Day on November 1, 2014 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Filipinos descend on cemetaries all across the country to tend to the graves of loved ones on November 1-2 marking All Saints day and All Souls day. Residents of Leyte are preparing for the 1-year anniversary since Super Typhoon Yolanda struck the coast on November 8, 2013, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless. Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Candles illuminate graves decorated for Day of the Dead, in the San Gregorio cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 01, 2014. In a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2, families decorate the graves of departed relatives with marigolds and candles, and spend the night in the cemetery, eating and drinking as they keep company with their deceased loved ones. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

A man keeps warm with a face mask decorated in the likeness of a scull at the San Gregorio cemetery during Day of the Dead festivities on the outskirts of Mexico City, early Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. In a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2, families decorate the graves of departed relatives with marigolds and candles, and spend the night in the cemetery, eating and drinking as they keep company with their deceased loved ones. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

A woman carries marigold flowers to decorated a grave at the San Gregorio cemetery during Day of the Dead festivities on the outskirts of Mexico City, early Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. In a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2, families decorate the graves of departed relatives with marigolds and candles, and spend the night in the cemetery, eating and drinking as they keep company with their deceased loved ones. At this cemetery, families pay a special tribute to children who have died, on the night of Oct. 31 into the morning of Nov. 1. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

Fortunata Cisneros, 84, waits with flowers for her daughter before visiting her father's niche during Day of the Dead celebrations at the cemetery in Huamanga, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Families decorate the graves of departed relatives every year in a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2. AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

Ronald Quispe, right, stands with his mother Lourdes, center left, and sister Denis as a musician plays a song at the niche of Quispe's grandfather during Day of the Dead celebrations in the cemetery in Huamanga, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Families pay tribute to their departed relatives every year in a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2. AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

A graveyard trio plays music for a family celebrating Day of the Dead beside the graves of three deceased children from the family, in the San Gregorio cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. In a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2, families decorate the graves of departed relatives with marigolds and candles, and spend the night in the cemetery, eating and drinking as they keep company with their deceased loved ones. At this cemetery, families pay a special tribute to children who have died, on the night of Oct. 31 into the morning of Nov. 1. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

A family huddles around the ornately decorated grave of a relative, as they celebrate Day of the Dead in the San Gregorio cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 01, 2014. In a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day on Nov. 1 and 2, families decorate the graves of departed relatives with marigolds and candles, and spend the night in the cemetery, eating and drinking as they keep company with their deceased loved Ones.Rebecca Blackwell /AP

A family huddles beside the decorated grave of a deceased relative, as they celebrate Day of the Dead in the San Gregorio cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 01, 2014. Rebecca Blackwell /AP

A girl sits at the grave of a loved one killed in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan at the mass grave site on the grounds of the San Joaquin Parish during All Saints Day on November 1, 2014 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Chris Mcgrath /Getty Images

Voodoo believers attend to the National Cemetery of Port au Prince, on November 1, 2014. They are participating in voodoo ceremonies honoring Baron Samdi and Gede during the celebration of the Day of Dead as believers and devotees offer candles, alcohol and food. AFP Photo/ Hector Retamal

A voodoo believer is seen at the National Cemetery of Port au Prince, on November 1, 2014. They are participating in voodoo ceremonies honoring Baron Samdi and Gede during the celebration of the Day of Dead as believers and devotees offer candles, alcohol and food. AFP Photo/ Hector Retamal

A skeleton figurine is placed in an offering celebrating the Day of the Dead, at Hidalgo Garden, in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on Oct. 31, 2014. (Xinhua/Bernardo Maldonado)

A young university student dressed as a "Calavera Catrina" takes part in a Day of the Dead protest over 43 missing students of a rural teachers college in Mexico Cityon Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. The Day of the Dead holiday honors the dead as friends and families gather in cemeteries to decorate their loved ones' graves and hold vigil through the night on Nov. 1 and 2. Rebecca Blackwell /AP

University students wearing Day of the Dead costumes take part in a procession to protest the 43 missing rural college students, in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. Rebecca Blackwell /AP

A young woman with her half her face painted as a calavera, visits the Zocalo, where giant skulls and offerings have been erected to mark the holiday, in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. Rebecca Blackwell /AP

Men dressed in horror costumes walk around the El Zocalo square where an offering for Day of the Dead has been placed on October 31, 2014 in Mexico City. Mexico annually commemorates All-Saints' Day and the Day of the Dead a traditional Mexican holiday honors the dead. Yuri Cortez /Getty Images

A couple dressed as traditional Mexican "Catrina" walk around the El Zocalo square where an offering for Day of the Dead has been placed on October 31, 2014 in Mexico City. Yuri Cortez /Getty Images

Sisters dressed as identical "Calaveras Catrinas," pose for a photo with a little boy, dressed as wolf, during their visit to the Zocalo, where giant skulls and offerings were erected by the city to mark the Day of the Dead holiday, in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. Rebecca Blackwell /AP

A model is pictured during a Quinceanera Magazine Catrina fashion show at a press reception ahead of the 15th annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California October 24, 2014. The Day of the Dead festival has its origins in a pre-Hispanic Aztec belief that the dead return to Earth one day each year to visit their loved ones. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Women with faces painted to look like the popular Mexican figure called "Catrina" are seen in Zapopan October 30, 2014. Reuters /Alejandro Acosta

People, with their faces painted as skulls, pose for a photo during the start of the "Las Catrinas" festival, ahead of the Day of the Dead in Cupula on the outskirts of Morelia, October 26, 2014. Reuters /Alan Ortega

Women with faces painted to look like the popular Mexican figure called "Catrina" are seen in Zapopan October 30, 2014. According to participants, about 271 women gathered in an attempt at the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of women dressed to look like "Catrina", a character also known as "The Elegant Death" and created by Guadalupe Posada in the early 1900s. Alejandro Acosta/Reuters

Mexican Damas rehearse in their costumes for the upcoming festival of Dia de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2014. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

Models are pictured during a Quinceanera Magazine Catrina fashion show at a press reception ahead of the 15th annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California October 24, 2014. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

A child reacts while touching a skeleton model, which is part of an art installation to celebrate the Day of the Dead, in Zocalo Square, Mexico City, October 30, 2014. Reuters /Tomas Bravo

Sex workers wear skeleton masks, a traditional Mexican symbol representing the Day of the Dead, as they make an offering during a procession to remember their deceased colleagues, especially those who were violently murdered, in Mexico City October 27, 2014. Reuters /Edgard Garrido

A boy with his face painted as a skull poses for a photo during the start of the "Las Catrinas" festival, ahead of the Day of the Dead in Cupula on the outskirts of Morelia, Mexico, October 26, 2014. La Catrina is a popular figure in Mexico known as "The Elegant Skull". Reuters /Alan Ortega

A woman checks a picture on her camera while standing in front of skulls, which form part of an art installation to celebrate the Day of the Dead, in Zocalo Square, Mexico City. Tomas Bravo/Reuters

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