Delicate scaled candles light the path of souls in Mexico
epa09546848 The artisan Maria del Rocio Perez makes scaled candles on the occasion of the Day of the Dead in the municipality of Tochimilco, Puebla state, Mexico on 23 October 2021 (issued 26 October 2021). Flaked wax candles have the power to illuminate the souls at the altars for the Day of the Dead. And in the Mexican municipality of Tochimilco, dozens of artisans keep the tradition alive by making thousands of these objects that light, year after year, the path of those who visit the houses on these dates. EPA/Hilda Rios
