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  • Seen from water level on the Fontanka River, one of the famous Horse Tamer sculptures on the Anichkov Bridge seems hemmed in on all sides by modern life in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • A gray afternoon street scene by the bus stop in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Pedestrians cross the street to enter the Proletarskaya green line metro stop into St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Electric street trams are still in service in many areas of St. Petersburg, Russia, a great convenience for commuters.
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  • Young love and a huge teddy bear on the streets of St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • China, Xi'an, 2008. A Hua Shan street at twilight in the summertime. Chinese work hard, and enjoy their free time with just as much energy.
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  • China, Datong, 2003. Street vendors head toward busier thoroughfares as the sun sets in Datong, an industrial city in northern Shanxi Province..
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  • The universal language of coffee, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Fresh fruit means hard work for this metro stop vendor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • On sale are "cherniki," similar to blueberries, at this friendly corner fruit stand opposite the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Poppies grow wild near abandoned greenhouses in the fields opposite the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Near the Hermitage, one of St. Petersburg's many lovely canal bridges.
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  • News on the wall outside a St. Petersburg factory.
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  • A proud father walks with his children near the beautiful fountains at Ploshad Lenina railroad station in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Lunch break at the luxury car garage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Gas plant administrators discuss an upcoming project in a working-class neighborhood of St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Exposed infrastructure in a working-class area of St. Petersburg, Russia. Rapid development will change these areas last.
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  • A young woman is met by her boyfriend at the Ploshad Vosstania railroad station in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • The look of concentration as a woman waits to meet someone in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • A study in faces and fashion on the crosswalk in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • A flower vendor's wares brighten up the sidewalk near Teatralnaya Ploschad in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Young people enjoy some time together near Teatralnaya Ploschad in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Business is good for the watermelon man on a hot summer afternoon in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • This young woman was flying down the sidewalk on her scooter just seconds after descending from a city bus near the St. Nicholas Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Construction workers watch a canal reinforcement project in St. Petersburg, Russia, only three feet away from a two-ton backhoe dumping earth just outside the photo frame.
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  • A new baby gets a loving glance near a busy intersection in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • City dwellers make their way to and from the Proletarskaya green line metro stop in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Customers at a tiny but thriving fruit stand sandwiched between new construction and old apartments near the Proletarskaya green line metro stop in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • In a tiny playground behind the Proletarskaya green line metro stop, a girl messages her school friends in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Above ground after a ride across the city. With 5 lines, the metro in St. Petersburg, Russia is fast, clean,and efficient. Built deep and made to last, the system serves the five million residents of this sophisticated city well.
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  • Subway riders in St. Petersburg, Russia. With 5 lines, the metro is fast, clean, and efficient. Built deep and made to last, the system serves the five million residents of this sophisticated city well.
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  • Morning rush hour is almost over at the Proletarskaya green line station. With 5 lines, the metro in St. Petersburg, Russia is fast, clean, and efficient. Built deep and made to last, the system serves the five million residents of this sophisticated city well.
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  • Transfers on the green line. With 5 lines, the metro in St. Petersburg, Russia is fast, clean, and efficient. Built deep and made to last, the system serves the five million residents of this sophisticated city well.
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  • A study in faces on a green line train. With 5 lines, the metro in St. Petersburg, Russia is fast, clean, and efficient. Built deep and made to last, the system serves the five million residents of this sophisticated city well.
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  • A thousand-mile stare from this subway attendant at the bottom of an escalator. With 5 lines, the metro in St. Petersburg, Russia is fast, clean, and efficient. Built deep and made to last, the system serves the five million residents of this sophisticated city well.
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  • A rainbow of colors on Saturday afternoon at the friendly corner flower stand opposite the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Marigolds grace this apartment porch near the Salt Pier in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Rising from nothing, new apartment blocks near the Salt Pier will provide much-needed modern housing to many residents of St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Abandoned green houses give way to new apartment blocks rising behind them near the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Agricultural workers enjoy a Saturday morning game of backgammon near the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • A doorway in the residential apartment blocks directly opposite the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • A brightly painted playground at the housing blocks directly opposite the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • The Salt Pier, mooring for river boats in St. Petersburg, Russia, as seen from the new suspension bridge over the Neva River.
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  • St. Petersburg, Russia, as seen from the Neva River on a brilliant afternoon.
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  • Russian winters have been hard on this 60's administrative building in St. Petersburg.
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  • A bus driver waiting to go on duty wears a world-weary expression in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Rooftops on a rainy day in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • A peaceful canal scene near the St. Nicholas Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Passengers just before the interior station doors close. With 5 lines, the metro in St. Petersburg, Russia is fast, clean, and efficient. Built deep and made to last, the system serves the five million residents of this sophisticated city well.
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  • Flowers and fruit for sale at this friendly corner fruit stand opposite the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • New mothers wheel their children through a sunny Saturday afternoon near the apartments directly opposite the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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  • Agricultural workers enjoy a Saturday morning game of backgammon near the Salt Pier, where river boats moor in St. Petersburg, Russia. A massive complex of new apartments rises behind them.
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  • China, Xi'an, 2007. Everything from noodles to fresh meats can be cooked on the spot along back streets in China..
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  • Niger,Agadez,2007. A street scene near Mohammad Ixa's family home. Early morning and late afternoons are the best time to enjoy the hottest time of year.
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  • China, Beijing, Chaoyang, San Jian Fang, 2008. Life goes on as usual after demolition teams armed only with sledgehammers reduced this corner to rubble..
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  • A shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe along Mohar Street in East Salinas. Despite the best efforts of city programs and community policing, the working-class area around Acosta Plaza continues to be troubled by gang violence.
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. On a cold day in February, this mother and child enjoy the heat inside and a view of the street..
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  • A bicycle with a sidecar was elegant transportaion for this young girl and her Christmas tree during the 2013 Holiday Parade of Lights on Dec. 1st along Main Street in Salinas.
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  • Dennis Miller makes some last-minute adjustments to his Salinas Host Lions entry before the 2013 Holiday Parade of Lights on Dec. 1st along Main Street in Salinas.
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  • Young people enjoy themselves during the first annual Ciclovia, a popular non-vehicle event held along Alisal Street in Salinas on Sunday, October 6th.
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  • Monterey County students packed Sherwood Hall in Salinas on Thursday, April 4th to enjoy a dance performance of “Beauty and the Beast,” interpreted by Santa Barbara-based State Street Ballet and presented by the National Steinbeck Center. Nine area schools participated, including Frank Paul, Natividad Elementary, Cesar Chavez, Lagunita Elementary, Los Padres, La Paz Middle School, Roosevelt, Monterey Park and local YMCA spring break camp students. This classic tale of love and loss was adapted from the 1947 film by Jean Cocteau and set to the music of Tchaikovsky by Emmy Award-winning choreographer Robert Sund.
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  • China, Beijing, 2007. Repairmen are crucial to China's disappearing bicycle culture. An inner tube hung on a tree or a pump standing up on the street helps people find these important and frequently cheerful laborers. .
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  • Ghouls, goblins, witches and zombies ruled the day at Roosevelt Elementary School after lunch on Thursday, as students, parents and staff enjoyed their annual Halloween Parade around the track. The public school on Capitol Street in Salinas serves nearly six hundred students in grades K-6.
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  • Excited children watch Saturday's 2013 Colmo del Rodeo Parade pass down South Main Street in Salinas.
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  • China, Dengfeng, 2003. A factory worker heads home down a virtually abandoned street. Electricity cooling towers loom over more and more towns each year as China searches for ways to generate power..
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  • China, Taiyuan, 2008. A factory worker leaves his home next to "Tai Gang," Taiyuan Iron and Steel, Shanxi's largest employer and a vital part of China's metal production capacity..
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  • Mexico, Guerrero, Acapulco, April 2010. The country's most glamorous tourist destination fifty years ago, the beautiful bays of Acapulco in Mexico's Guerrero state are lined by hotels both new and old, built right up to the sand and accommodating every budget. Though the city's infrastructure has been decaying for years, the lure of this legendary Pacific-coast destination is palpable, with its commendably clean beaches, a warm, welcoming people, and night-life that never stops.
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  • In an airy, open sanctuary lit by street-level stained glass, a parishioner raises her hands high during an early morning Easter Sunday service at Cristo La Roca Church in East Salinas.
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  • A mother and child hold hands at a march on Tuesday, August 6th from East Market and Towt Streets to Closter Park in response to the recent gun violence in Salinas. Students, parents, clergy and local officials carried signs and made their voices and prayers heard. The event was part of National Night Out, developed by the National Association of Town Watch, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime prevention programs devoted to safer communities.
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  • China, Beijing, 2001. A boy surveys his "hutong," or traditional neighborhood. These low-slung communities are fast disappearing, as streets are widened, and concrete and steel construction replaces bricks in cities all over China..
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  • China, Pingyao, 2008. Men enjoy the quiet and traffic-free streets of the ancient walled city of Pingyao, a UNESCO World Heritage site..
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  • China, Beijing, 2003. Looking much as they did during the Cultural Revolution, women actively participate in the recycling of virtually everything on Beijing streets..
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. An Easter surprise for this young girl along one of Beijing's quiet back streets. Chicks are a favorite pet for children in China..
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. A boy surveys his "hutong," or traditional neighborhood. These low-slung communities are fast disappearing, as streets are widened, and concrete and steel construction replaces bricks in cities all over China..
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  • Pakistan, Karachi, 2004. At an Edhi Home for Boys, the lost and the forsaken find a life away from the street.
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  • Scenes from the 2015 Streets of Bethlehem, the popular live recreation of the biblical village brought to life by the First Baptist Church in Salinas. Conceived in 1992, the annual staging requires two full weeks to construct, and many more hours of set design, scriptwriting and rehearsal.
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  • Scenes from the 2015 Streets of Bethlehem, the popular live recreation of the biblical village brought to life by the First Baptist Church in Salinas. Conceived in 1992, the annual staging requires two full weeks to construct, and many more hours of set design, scriptwriting and rehearsal.
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  • Scenes from the 2015 Streets of Bethlehem, the popular live recreation of the biblical village brought to life by the First Baptist Church in Salinas. Conceived in 1992, the annual staging requires two full weeks to construct, and many more hours of set design, scriptwriting and rehearsal.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. A young girl plays under a shower of orange "cempasuchil" flowers in Tantoyuca's "Plaza Constitucion.""Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. A family altar in Santa Maria de Ixcatepec. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. A "diablito" in red waits to practice in Tantoyuca's "Plaza Constitucion." "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Costumed "xantolo" dancers wait their turn to practice in Tantoyuca's "Plaza Constitucion." "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs commissioned by HOY newspaper for a feature story.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009.  Traditional wooden masks being made in Tantoyuca's "Plaza Constitucion." "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. "Cempasuchil" in a Chicontepec doorway. “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Costumed “xantolo” dancers perform at the Preparatorio Benito Juarez in Tantoyuca. “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Dancers prepare to perform at the Preparatorio Benito Juarez in Tantoyuca. “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Flowers twisted into an offering in Tantoyuca's main cemetery. “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. A “diablito” in red waits to practice in Tantoyuca's “Plaza Constitucion.” “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009.  125. A dancer, a policeman and a mother and child in Tantoyuca's “Plaza Constitucion.” “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Mask shopping in Tantoyuca's “Plaza Constitucion.” “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. A pair of altars in Chicontepec, the left dedicated to children. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. A child's altar in Chicontepec, everything in miniature. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Watching "cuanegros" dancers, a local countryside specialty. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Children perform by the side of the road in Chicontepec. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. A young dancer waits for an audience in Chicontepec. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. On the first night, special dishes are set out for children's souls. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. An elaborate family altar in Chicontepec. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. A young girl lays out a "cempasuchil" trail, so souls will know where to go, and the path to return when their time to visit is over. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Costumed "xantolo" dancers perform at the Preparatorio Benito Juarez in Tantoyuca. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. "El Muerto" at the Preparatorio Benito Juarez in Tantoyuca. "Xantolo," the Nahuatl word for "Santos," or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for "Dia de los Muertos," the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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