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Day of the Dead

A public service announcement encouraging face masks is flanked by marigolds and terciopelo flowers at Mercado de Jamaica.

In Mexico, shuttered cemeteries mean financial ruin for thousands of flower farmers

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Day of the Dead is usually one of the most profitable times of the year. Families buy dozens of flowers to build altars at the graves of their deceased loved ones. But in October, news broke that many cemeteries in Mexico would be closed to the public due to rising COVID-19 cases.

Executive Producer John Lasseter attends Disney-Pixar's US premiere of "Coco"

Disney’s ‘Coco’ is a smash hit in Mexico, fueling big hopes for its US release

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Mexicans prepare for Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, festival by making sugar skulls

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Day of the Dead

Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa talks about celebrating the Mexican festival the Day of the Dead, and how she recreated this celebration in New York City. Storytellers Elida Guardia Bonet and Antonio Sacre discuss their own experiences with the holiday.

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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. Shannon Young sent us this audio postcard from Oaxaca City.

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Legendary filmmaker and zombie guru George Romero talks about his new movie, “Diary of the Dead.”

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