The makeup for the Megaprocesión de las Catrinas began at 1:00 pm and ends at 6 p.m.
The #Alebrijes Parade in Mexico City features gigantic papier-mâché figures of all kinds and colors
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Learn more about these mind-boggling colorful creatures that have become a part of Mexican folklore
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At 12:00 PM Alebrijes of all shapes and colors will be displayed at the city’s main square (Zócalo)
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At 12:00 PM Alebrijes of all shapes and colors will be displayed at the city’s main square (Zócalo)
![Get ready for the Alebrijes Parade in Mexico City](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/eluniversal/3NT2AEYBOBCKFNF2Q342LA4RBM.jpg)
At 12:00 PM Alebrijes of all shapes and colors will be displayed at the city’s main square (Zócalo)
![Mexico presents Day of the Dead mini-series for kids](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/eluniversal/LYX4HOWXQBFULG3FE7IMWKP7GM.jpg)
The one-minute episodes of "Sugar Skulls" will be aired on Discovery Kids from October 20 to November 20
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Death takes over Mexico City
The Day of the Dead was declared as intangible cultural heritage by the UNESCO in 2008
The procession seeks to rescue Mexico's ancestral tradition of the Day of the Dead and revolves around the Catrina
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After getting your make up done, you join the procession