a couple dressed as the deceased walk on a street during the day of the dead in mixquic november 1 2014 on the day of the dead mexicans pay homage to their dead relatives by preparing meals and decorating their graves the day of the dead festival has its origins in a pre hispanic aztec belief that the dead return to earth one day each year to visit their loved ones picture taken november 1 2014 reutersedgard garrido mexico tags society religion 2cyfmp6.jpg from dead créature 3d View Photo