Towering skeletons join dancers at Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(28 Oct 2018) Giant skeletons danced through the streets of Mexico City on Saturday as part of a colourful parade celebrating the Day of the Dead. Thousands of spectators watched as the parade made its way along a three-mile-long (4.8 kilometres) route, all the way from Reforma Avenue to Zocalo square in the centre of the Mexican capital. They cheered as hundreds of actors, dancers and acrobats, many in regional costumes, joined giant floats and towering marionettes. This year's parade paid tribute to migrants who lost their lives - just as thousands of Central Americans make their way through southern Mexico in a caravan with the hope of starting anew in the United States. Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations traditionally consist of families gathering at the graves of departed loved ones on 1 and 2 November, bringing them music, drink and conversation. The idea for the parade was inspired by the opening scenes of the James Bond movie "Spectre" and the event has become a popular part of the celebrations, ever since the first one was held in 2016. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/298335f53f653dcbaf880fced132e590
