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Mexico's skeleton parade celebrates the dead

News imageReuters A woman dressed up as Catrina takes part in a Catrinas parade in Mexico City on 22 October 2017Reuters
Hundreds of people dressed up as skeletons to take part in a parade celebrating the dead. They were surrounded by marigolds, a flower which is thought to guide the spirit of the dead with its vivid colours and scent.
News imageAFP A woman wears a black hood and make-up during the Catrinas parade in Mexico City.AFP
Make-up artists were on hand all day to make participants look like La Catrina, the name given to an elegant skeletal figure popular in Mexican culture.
News imageAFP A family takes part in the Catrinas parade in Mexico CityAFP
The event, held in the run-up to the Day of the Dead celebrations on 1 and 2 November, is aimed at all ages and whole families dressed up to take part in the parade.
News imageAFP A man wears a colourful poncho and a sombrero during the Catrinas parade in Mexico CityAFP
While La Catrina is a female figure, there were also plenty of catrines, La Catrina's male equivalent, on parade.
News imageAFP A couple pose for a photo during the Catrinas parade in Mexico City.AFP
Couples proved romance is not dead in the afterlife. Day of the Dead parades were not held on a big scale in the capital until they were popularised by the James Bond film Spectre last year.
News imageAFP A couple and their daughter show off their costumes during the Catrinas parade.AFP
Since then, Mexicans have taken to it with gusto, even getting out their wedding dresses to get the perfect Catrina look.
News imageAFP A woman wearing elaborate make-up and holding an umbrella takes part in the parade.AFP
Elegance is key to being a good Catrina.
News imageAFP A couple pose for a photograph during the parade.AFP
Beards are as trendy in the afterlife as they are among the living hipsters.