Mexico celebrates the 'Day of the Dead'

Celebrating Dia de los Muertos, when according to beliefs, the dead return to Earth to visit their loved ones.

1. Women with faces painted to look like the popular Mexican figure called "Catrina" walk down a staircase in Zapopan October 30, 2014. According to participants, about 271 women gathered in an attempt at the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of women dressed to look like "Catrina", a character also known as "The Elegant Death" and created by Guadalupe Posada in the early 1900s. Mexicans will celebrate the annual Day of the Dead on November 1 and 2. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) less 
2. Women with faces painted to look like the popular Mexican figure called "Catrina" are seen in Zapopan October 30, 2014. According to participants, about 271 women gathered in an attempt at the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of women dressed to look like "Catrina", a character also known as "The Elegant Death" and created by Guadalupe Posada in the early 1900s. Mexicans will celebrate the annual Day of the Dead on November 1 and 2. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY)