Pomuch, Mexico, Oct 22, 2025 (AFP) - Some deceased see the light before Mexico's Day of the Dead

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Under the blazing Mexican sun, Maria Couoh dusts off the skull of her late uncle Tomas. He is one of ten dead relatives, whose remains the 62-year-old will clean before this year's Day of the Dead. Couoh is keeping alive an annual tradition that is unique to Pomuch, a town of 9,600 people in eastern Mexico. The ritual is syncretic -- blending Mayan and Catholic traditions. But for adherents, it is deeply personal. Couoh sobs as she recalls that U......

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