20 photos of Mexico's breathtaking Day of the Dead festival

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Sex workers protest in Mexico City.

This year, the Dia de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead) starts on Sunday, November 1, and ends on Monday, November 2.

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Across Mexico, kids and adults will assemble in graveyards and public squares to honor the dead with frighteningly gorgeous costumes and solemn memorials.