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CLEAN : In Mexico Santa Muerte shows worshippers another side to death
Death is venerated in Mexico on altars like this one in the Tepito neighbourhood in the country's capital where the skeletal Death Saint or Santa Muerte a female deity famous for being worshipped by drug cartels but also followed by a...
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CLEAN : I put a spell on you: Hong Kongers vent political anger with old ritual
A few elderly women seated beside mini altars surrounded by luxury malls and skyscrapers in Hong Kong's premier shopping belt are helping keep alive the ancient Chinese ritual of casting a hex on enemies (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Exceptional 15th century sculpture restored in Belgium
After three years of restoration, the famous altarpiece of St. George, dated to 1493 and attributed to master sculptor Jan Borman, returns to the Art & History Museum (MRAH) in Brussels (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Pandemic-hit Mexican town awaits reunion with dead
Residents of Santa Cruz Atizapan, the Mexican municipality with the highest mortality rate due to Covid-19, are preparing for the Day of the Dead by cleaning the graves of their loved ones and making flower altars (Footage by AFPTV via...
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CLEAN : Covid-19 victims' relatives mark 'Tombola', pay tribute to their dead
Relatives of people who died of Covid-19 set up altars with their favorites dishes and drinks to mark the "Tombola", a celebration in Puno (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Desde el altar de su hijo muerto, Aura Lila protesta en las elecciones de Nicaragua
Junior tenía 15 años cuando una bala atravesó su pecho en una barricada donde protestaba contra el presidente Daniel Ortega (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Mexican farmers cut cempasuchil flowers ahead of Day of the Dead
Farmers from the Atlixco region in central Mexico cut cempasuchil flowers, which are used to adorn altars and tombs on the “Day of the Dead” celebrations on 1 and 2 November (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Christmas snuffed in Syria's cradle of coexistence
Inside a Syrian monastery desecrated by jihadists, Matanios Dalloul stands alone by the remains of the altar where a thriving Christian community celebrated Christmas before the threat of death drove them out (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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VOICED : Corea del Sur llora a las víctimas de la mortal aglomeración de Halloween
El presidente surcoreano, Yoon Suk-yeol, abrió el lunes el altar en memoria de las 154 personas muertas en una aglomeración durante una fiesta de Halloween, mientras las autoridades enfrentaron acusaciones de que la falta de control...