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What are facts about the day of the dead?

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1) Leftover food is placed on the graves of dead relatives.
2) Celebrated mainly in Mexico.
3) A popular figure of the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in Mexico is a catrina - a skeletal female vision that usually wears elaborate hats upon her head and is often seen carrying a bouquet of flowers.
4) Special loaves of bread called hojaldra are baked.
5) Celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2.

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