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title: Grave Decorations for Day of the Dead
author: Eneas De Troya
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21127/grave-decorations-for-day-of-the-dead/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-29
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# Grave Decorations for Day of the Dead

_Authored by Eneas De Troya_

## Image File

[![Grave Decorations for Day of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21127.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21127.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) decorations for [Day of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2807/day-of-the-dead/), photograph by Eneas De Troya, 2009.

Depicted here is a cemetary in San Antonio Tecómitl where the grave plots have been richly adorned for Day of the Dead (*Día de los Muertos*), a widely observed festival in Mexico in which celebrants commemorate the departed.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Troya, E. D. (2025, September 29). Grave Decorations for Day of the Dead. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21127/grave-decorations-for-day-of-the-dead/>
### Chicago
Troya, Eneas De. "Grave Decorations for Day of the Dead." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21127/grave-decorations-for-day-of-the-dead/>.
### MLA
Troya, Eneas De. "Grave Decorations for Day of the Dead." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21127/grave-decorations-for-day-of-the-dead/>.

## License & Copyright

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