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=== Local traditions ===
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The traditions and activities that take place in celebration of the Day of the Dead are not universal, often varying from town to town. For example, in the town of [[Pátzcuaro]] on the [[Lago de Pátzcuaro]] in [[Michoacán]], the tradition is very different if the deceased is a child rather than an adult. On November 1 of the year after a child's death, the [[godparents]] set a table in the parents' home with sweets, fruits, {{lang|es|pan de muerto}}, a cross, a rosary (used to ask the Virgin Mary to pray for them), and candles. This is meant to celebrate the child's life, in respect and appreciation for the parents. There is also dancing with colorful costumes, often with skull-shaped masks and devil masks in the plaza or garden of the town. At midnight on November 2, the people light candles and ride winged boats called {{lang|es|mariposas}} (butterflies) to Janitzio, an island in the middle of the lake where there is a cemetery, to honor and celebrate the lives of the dead there.

In contrast, the town of [[Ocotepec, Cuernavaca, Morelos|Ocotepec]], north of [[Cuernavaca]] in the State of [[Morelos]], opens its doors to visitors in exchange for {{lang|es|veladoras}} (small wax candles) to show respect for the recently deceased. In return the visitors receive [[tamales]] and {{lang|es|atole}}. This is done only by the owners of the house where someone in the household has died in the previous year. Many people of the surrounding areas arrive early to eat for free and enjoy the elaborate altars set up to receive the visitors.

Another peculiar tradition involving children is {{lang|es|La [[Danza de los Viejitos]]}} (the Dance of the Old Men) where boys and young men dressed like grandfathers crouch and jump in an energetic dance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rove.me/to/mexico/dia-de-los-muertos-or-day-of-the-dead|title=Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead|access-date=August 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175333/https://rove.me/to/mexico/dia-de-los-muertos-or-day-of-the-dead|archive-date=August 29, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In the 2015 [[James Bond]] film ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'', the opening sequence features a Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City. At the time, no such parade took place in Mexico City; one year later, due to the interest in the film and the government desire to promote the Mexican culture, the federal and local authorities decided to organize an actual {{lang|es|Día de Muertos}} parade through [[Paseo de la Reforma]] and [[Historic center of Mexico City|Centro Historico]] on October 29, 2016, which was attended by 250,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37813562|title=Mexico City stages first Day of the Dead parade|date=October 29, 2016|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030142729/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37813562|archive-date=October 30, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2016/10/30/1125178#imagen-3|title=Fotogalería: Desfile por Día de Muertos reúne a 250 mil personas|date=October 29, 2016|work=[[Excélsior]]|language=spanish|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031150523/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2016/10/30/1125178%23#imagen-3|archive-date=October 31, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticieros.televisa.com/fotos/mexico/2016-10-29/desfile-dia-muertos-cdmx.photo-1/|title=Galerías Archivo|publisher=Televisa News|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103235844/http://noticieros.televisa.com/fotos/mexico/2016-10-29/desfile-dia-muertos-cdmx.photo-1/|archive-date=November 3, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> This could be seen as an example of the [[pizza effect]]. The idea of a massive celebration was also popularized in the Disney Pixar movie ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]''.