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November 2, 2018
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Cempasúchil flowers, in the marigold family, are traditionally used for Day of the Dead decorations. Petals are used to mark a path that the souls of the deceased should follow toward the altars erected in their honor. It was traditionally believed that petals kept the heat of the sun and illuminated the way back to the deceased. RNS photo by Irving Cabrera Torres