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Today is Day of the Dead, and it’s a big holiday in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. In recent years, Halloween imagery has been creeping into traditional Day of the Dead celebrations, and some don’t like it. Shannon Young sent us this audio postcard from Oaxaca City.

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