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Day of the Dead Remembrance - Myrtle Beach

Dia De Los Muertos, a Mexican-American celebration at the Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum at Myrtle Beach. Rodolfo Morales was honored at the Day of the...

by Ken Lee in United States on 05/11/2011

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Xoxocotla celebrates Day of the Dead

The town of Xoxocotla, whose community is made up largely of indigenous people, commemorated the annual Day of the Dead by making offerings of...

by Adrián Mx in Mexico on 02/11/2011

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Day of the Dead commemorated in El Salvador

People flocked to La Bermeja cemetery to pay their respects and make floral offerings to departed relatives and friends as they observed the annual...

by Rene Figueroa in El Salvador on 02/11/2011

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