Photos: Day of the Dead meets Halloween
Dilan Bautista, 4, joins the festivities during Mexico City’s first Day of the Dead parade. More than 250,000 people attended.
In Mexico, customs originating in Europe and the indigenous world often meld in a surprisingly seamless fashion. So it is with Halloween, a tradition born in Europe and transported to Mexico from the United States, and Day of the Dead, a Mexican remembrance of the deceased with pre-Hispanic origins.
