Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico

Residents participate in the "Vela de los Muertos (Candle of the Dead)", a catholic ritual to pray for the deceased people with light candles during the celebrations of the Day of the Dead at a cemetery of the city of Oaxaca, south of Mexico, on Nov. 2, 2012. Each year the celebrations of Day of the Dead in Oaxaca attract hundreds of national and foreign visitors.