Day of the Dead Celebration in Michoacán, Mexico

MORELIA, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 01: Food offerings are placed at the altar of the dead (altar de muertos), a religious site honoring the deceased, during the Day of the Dead celebration on November 01, 2014 in Morelia, Mexico. Day of the Dead is a syncretic religious holiday, celebrated throughout Mexico, combining the death veneration rituals of the ancient Aztec culture with the Catholic practice. Based on the belief that the souls of the departed may come back to this world on that day, people gather on the gravesites praying, drinking and playing music, to joyfully remember friends or family members who have died and to support their souls on the spiritual journey. (Photo by Jan Sochor/Latincontent/Getty Images)