Decorations for the Day of the Dead festival, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Image of Ignacio Allende, a revolutionary hero, part of decorations for the Day of the Dead festival, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Decorations for the Day of the Dead festival with Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel in the background, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Decorations for the Day of the Dead festival with Iglesia de San Rafael in the background, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Decorations for the Day of the Dead festival with Iglesia de San Rafael in the background, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Decorations for the Day of the Dead festival, with Iglesia de San Rafael in the background, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

A candle lit cemetery, Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival in a cemetery on Isla Janitzio, Lago de Patzcuaro, Michoacan state, Mexico, North America

Day of the Dead Folk Art, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Decorations for the Day of the Dead festival, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Crucifix on a grave, Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival in a cemetery on Isla Janitzio, Lago de Patzcuaro, Michoacan state, Mexico, North America

Day of the Dead sweets, in the market, Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Day of the Dead sweets, in the market, Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Halal meat for the Muslim Eid-el-Kebir festival, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Sugar skull decorations for the Day of the Dead festival, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Day of the Dead sweets, in the market, Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Sheep bearing a mosque stamp for the Muslim Eid-el-Kebir festival, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

The Day of the Dead, Nixqutl, suburb of Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

Fresh fruit and flowers for Day of the Dead

Young people pushing towards the exit causing a jam, mass panic leaving 21 dead, Loveparade 2010, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

Love Parade 2010, spray chalk outline of a person killed in a stampede, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Love Parade 2010, spray chalk outlines of two people killed in a stampede, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Young people pushing towards the exit causing a jam, mass panic leaving 21 dead, Loveparade 2010, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

Sugar candies shaped as skulls and lanterns for Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead festivities, Puebla, Mexico