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Mexico has more festivals than days in the calendar, and the weeks between Nov. 1 (the Day of the Dead, a uniquely Mexican celebration) and Christmas will be especially vibrant this year.

Lucero Ward members at the Mexican celebration in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, ca. 1925.

These calaveritas de azúcar, or skulls of sugar, are part of the traditional Mexican celebrations of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

"Posadas y Pastorelas," a Mexican celebration of the holiday, with food, crafts, music and a shepherd's play.

That is because the Mexican celebration of Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead), is a kind of welcome-back party for deceased loved ones.

Asked about Mr. López Obrador's threats, Mr. Fox said Independence Day "is a Mexican celebration, not a government celebration."

Youngsters will be very welcome at any Mexican celebration.

Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, Mexico City's opposition Mayor, for instance, made front-page news last week in Chicago by using a Mexican celebration to woo the hundreds of thousands of Mexican voters living there.

The Mexican sombrero has become a national and cultural symbol, and is often used in traditional Mexican celebrations, especially by communities outside Mexico.