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A man disguised as Medusa takes part in the traditional Night of the Dead celebration in Masaya, just south of Managua, late Friday, Oct. 26, 2007. People dress as monsters and devils, known as "Ahuizotes," which in the indigenous Nahuatl language means "Phantasms near the water," to honor the deaths of indigenous who were killed by Spanish conquerors. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) A Filipino woman paints a tomb at Manila's North Cemetery on Sunday Oct. 28, 2007. Millions of Filipinos will troop to cemeteries nationwide to pay respect to their dead families during All Saints' Day which is slated for on Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) A man carries an Alebrije on his head during a parade in Mexico City, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007. Alebrijes are brightly-colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical animal-like creatures. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) People carry an Alebrije during a parade in Mexico City, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007. Alebrijes are brightly-colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical animal-like creatures. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) A man wearing a wedding dress and disguised as Medusa takes part in the traditional Night of the Dead celebration in Masaya, just south of Managua, late Friday, Oct. 26, 2007. People dress as monsters and devils, known as "Ahuizotes," which in the indigenous Nahuatl language means "Phantasms near the water," to honor the deaths of indigenous who were killed by Spanish conquerors. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) A man dressed as an Alebrije takes part in a parade in Mexico City, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007. Alebrijes are brightly-colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical animal-like creatures. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) A man dressed as an Alebrije takes part in a parade in Mexico City, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007. Alebrijes are brightly-colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical animal-like creatures. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) Families will leave trinkets or candies at loved one's grave sites. Sugar skulls are gifts that can be given to both the living and the dead. A sculpture of "Catrina," the Lady of the Dead, based on a 1913 drawing by printmaker Jose Guadalupe Posada, shows a female skeleton in an ornate hat fashionable at the time. It's intended show that the rich and fashionable are just as susceptible to death as anyone else. Plastic Halloween masks hang for sell at a street stand in Santiago, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Santiago Llanquin) The holiday is celebrated in Mexico, other Latin American countries and in immigrant communities in the United States. A street vendor paints plastic Halloween pumpkins in a public market in Mexico City, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007. Mexico's Roman Catholic church slammed Halloween as "damaging and against the faith" as conservatives sought to stem celebrations and return to the country's traditional Day of the Dead. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) D Elda Pot Pot, left, and Emillio Yam, right, clean the bones of a loved one in Campeche, eastern Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007. As part of the local tradition residents clean and polish the bones of dead loved ones once a year at the end of October, in preparation for the upcoming Day of the Dead celebrations on Nov. 1.(AP Photo/Israel Leal) A woman places a picture on a traditional Day of the Dead altar dedicated to soldiers killed in the war in Iraq outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007. Mexicans honor loved ones who have died by building Day of the Dead altars in their honor, a tradition which coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) A man carries flowers for Day of the Dead celebrations at the Jamaica flower market in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. One of the largest flower markets in Latin America, Jamaica Market bustles with activity every year in late October and early November, as Mexico City residents rush to buy traditional Day of the Dead flowers for altars and grave sites, a tradition which coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) A vendor sells flowers for Day of the Dead celebrations at the Jamaica flower market in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. One of the largest flower markets in Latin America, Jamaica Market bustles with activity every year in late October and early November, as Mexico City residents rush to buy traditional Day of the Dead flowers for altars and grave sites, a tradition which coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Vendors sell flowers for Day of the Dead celebrations at the Jamaica flower market in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. One of the largest flower markets in Latin America, Jamaica Market bustles with activity every year in late October and early November, as Mexico City residents rush to buy traditional Day of the Dead flowers for altars and grave sites, a tradition which coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. . (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) A woman sleeps next to a grave during the ' Noche de los Angelitos' or 'Night of the Little Angels', part of the traditional celebrations leading to the Day of the Dead at the Tzintzuntzan Cemetery, in Mexico, early Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. The Patzcuaro's lake region, on the western Mexican state of Michoacan, is home to some of the most traditional rituals related to the Day of the Dead, to be held in Mexico the first two days of November. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias) Twelve-year-old Hector Calvo, 12, sits next to his cousins grave during the ' Noche de los Angelitos' or 'Night of the Little Angels', part of the traditional celebrations leading to the Day of the Dead at the Tzintzuntzan Cemetery, in Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. The Patzcuaro's lake region, on the western Mexican state of Michoacan, is home to some of the most traditional rituals related to the Day of the Dead, to be held in Mexico the first two days of November. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias) A giant artwork of a skeleton stands in Mexico City's Zocalo plaza during Day of the Dead festivities Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. Altars and artwork from around the country were on display in the Zocalo, as Mexicans honor Day of the Dead. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) An artwork of a skeleton is seen in Mexico City's Zocalo plaza during Day of the Dead festivities Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. Altars and artwork from around the country were on display in the Zocalo, as Mexicans honor Day of the Dead. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) Workers carry an artwork with fake skulls to be placed in Mexico City's Zocalo plaza during preparing for Day of the Dead festivities, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. Altars and artwork from around the country were on display Wednesday in the Zocalo, as Mexicans honor Day of the Dead. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) Carlos Toledo puts flowers on the grave of his son-in-law Gabriel Suarez Sanchez in the main cemetery of Guatemala City, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. The Day of the Dead are celebrated across the country between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. These three days are dedicated to remembering the lives of those who have passed on. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) Members prepare their relatives grave for the Day of the Dead at the cemetery of Tzintzuntzan, in central Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. The Patzcuaro's lake region, on the western Mexican state of Michoacan, is home to some of the most colorful and traditional rituals of the Day of the Dead's celebrations, held on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias) Cadets from a military high school kneel next to the headstones in a military cemetery during a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers from Colombia's conflict in Bogota, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, on the Day of the Dead, a holiday that honors the deceased and coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez) Ramona Zarate, right, dances with her husband next the grave of her father in Nueva Esperanza cemetery in the shantytown of Villa Maria in Lima, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, on the Day of the Dead, a tradition that honors the deceased and coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Dancing, drinking alcohol, and eating with the deceased are part of Day of the Dead celebrations in Peru. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Fidencio Huamani, 43, performs a scissor dance on a grave in Nueva Esperanza cemetery in the shantytown of Villa Maria in Lima, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, the Day of the Dead, a tradition that honors the deceased and coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Dancing, drinking alcohol, and eating with the deceased are part of Day of the Dead celebrations in Peru. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A girl walks in a military cemetery during a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers from Colombia's conflict, in Bogota, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, on the Day of the Dead, a holiday that honors the deceased and coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez) A man drinks the traditional beverage "colada morada" on a relative's grave during Day of the Dead celebrations at the Calderon cemetery in Quito, Friday, Nov. 2, 2007. Residents celebrate Day of the Dead to honor the deceased, a tradition which coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) Musician perform as a family visits a relative's grave during Day of the Dead celebrations at a cemetery in San Gregorio, Mexico, early Friday, Nov. 2, 2007. Residents celebrate Day of the Dead to honor the deceased, a tradition which coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) Reveler dressed as skeletons dance during celebrations of the Day of the Dead in Tonacatepeuqe, El Salvador, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. Residents celebrate Day of the Dead to honor the deceased, a tradition which coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/Luis Romero) A boy flies a kite during the Day of the Dead celebrations at a cemetery in Guatemala City, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. Residents celebrate Day of the Dead to honor the deceased, a tradition which coincides with All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)