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Images from the 12th annual CultureFest! Día de los Muertos celebration at the Penn Museum, with support of the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia.

Kalpulli Kamaxtle Xiuhcoatl, a traditional Aztec dance troupe, performs in the Egypt gallery.
Kalpulli Kamaxtle Xiuhcoatl, a traditional Aztec dance troupe, performs in the Egypt gallery.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer

The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday where families gather to honor and remember their dead loved ones. The festivities normally occur on the first two days of November, where revelers dress up to sing, dance and make offerings to their lost loved ones.

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