Photos: People Of Mexico Celebrated 'The Day Of  Dead'

Adults and children dress as skeletons and celebrate the lives of the departed in annual joy-filled festivities

No one knows when the first observance took place

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Today, skeletons are central to Day of the Dead celebrations

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Like seeds planted under soil, the dead disappear temporarily only to return each year like the annual harves

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The way Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead continues to evolve.

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“Nowadays there’s an influence of American Halloween in the celebration,” Medina said

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“These elements carry a new meaning in the context of the original meaning of the festival, which is to celebrate the dead

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