A sweet kiss

A sweet kiss on the street surrounded by skull-shaped mannequins.

A sweet kiss on the street surrounded by skull-shaped mannequins. I captured the moment in the ancient town of Oaxaka (Mexico) during the days of the Día de Muertos festival. Día de Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is a traditional Mexican festival honoring the dead, which was discovered more than 500 years ago, when the Spaniards invaded Mexico and used many ways to abolish this custom but this festival still exists until now. Mexicans say the skulls symbolizes death and rebirth. They believe that the body is temporary and the soul is eternal. The souls after leaving the body will gather in an eternal place to rest and wait for the day when they can return to earth to visit their relatives. For them, life is just a dream and death is a continuation, so instead of fearing death, people accept it for granted.