Some light bonfires for the same purpose, sitting around the fire and warming themselves with cups of boiled-fruit punch to ward off the autumn chill. In some towns, families leave a trail of orange marigold petals as a path to their doorway so the spirits of the dead can find their way home. They gather at their loved ones’ gravesides to drink, sing and talk to the dead. 1-2 holiday, Mexicans set up altars with photographs of the dead and plates of their favorite foods in their homes. ![]() “The foreign imports are what most influence the ways we celebrate the Day of the Dead here.” “I think there has been a change, influenced by Hollywood,” Angel said. ![]() Halloween celebrations now include more Mexican-inspired “candy skull” costumes and people dressed up as “ Catrinas,” modeled on a satirical 19th-century Mexican engraving of a skeleton in a fancy dress and a big hat. Johanna Angel, an arts and communication professor at Mexico’s IberoAmerican University, said the influences flow both north and south. Hilary Duff Addresses Native American, Pilgrim Halloween Costume: "I Am So Sorry to People I Offended" The government board sponsoring the march called it part of “a new, multi-faceted campaign to bring tourists to Mexico during the annual Day of the Dead holiday.” Mexico City authorities even promised that some of the props used in the movie would appear in the parade. “We knew that this was going to generate a desire on the part of people here, among Mexicans and among tourists, to come and participate in a celebration, a big parade.” “When this movie hit the big screen and was seen by millions and millions of people in 67 countries, that started to create expectations that we would have something,” said Lourdes Berho, CEO of the government’s Mexico Tourism Board. It’s a bit of a feedback loop: Just as Hollywood dreamed up a Mexican spectacle to open the film, once millions had seen the movie, Mexico had to dream up a celebration to match it. ![]() In the film, whose opening scenes were shot in Mexico City, Bond chases a villain through crowds of revelers in what resembles a parade of people in skeleton outfits and floats. The idea for the parade was born out of the imagination of a scriptwriter for last year’s James Bond movie Spectre. Such a spectacle has never been a part of traditional Day of the Dead celebrations. Lena Dunham Dresses as Trump's "Grabbed Pussy" for Halloween
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