Candlelight vigil marks Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico

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An aerial drone photo shows people keeping vigil beside the graves of their loved ones at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
An aerial drone photo shows people keeping vigil beside the graves of their loved ones at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
People keep vigil beside the graves of their loved ones at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
A boy keeps vigil beside the grave of his loved one at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Xu Yongzheng)
A woman keeps vigil beside the grave of her loved one at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
People keep vigil beside the graves of their loved ones at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
People keep vigil beside the graves of their loved ones at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
People keep vigil beside the graves of their loved ones at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
A woman keeps vigil beside the grave of her loved one at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Xu Yongzheng)
People keep vigil beside the grave of their loved one at a cemetery in Santa Maria Atzompa, Oaxaca state, Mexico, in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2026, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Xinhua/Xu Yongzheng)