By BERNARDO SAMANO #% ILLUSTRATED BY KEVIN RECHIN
The Pathfinders didn’t
believe in the tales of
the spirit crying for
her children—but the
townspeople did.
twas the night of October
‘Bl 31, and the Pathfinders were
ready to go to the graveyard
for some witnessing.
No, they weren’t witnessing to
the dead. Instead, they were pre-
paring for the next couple days
when the Mexican graveyards
would be packed with visitors
coming in for Day of the
Dead celebrations.
Every November 1 and
2, many families in Mex-
ico gather together and
visit cemeteries. Some get drunk.
Others have religious celebra-
tions that include praying the
rosary. A great number of them
bring along the favorite foods of
the deceased ones, thinking their
loved ones will taste it again.
Others hire professional musi-
clans to play the favorite music
of their relatives, thinking the
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