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The story behind 'the flower of the dead'

In Mixquic, Mexico, the cemetery fills with colour every year for the Day of the Dead.

This is partly down to the glowing orange and yellow of the cempaz煤chitl, a kind of yellow marigold known as the 'flor de muertos' - the flower of the dead.

But how did it come to be the flower of remembrance? Hear one of Mixquic's residents tell its story.

Photography: Renato Miller
Producer: Sophia Smith Galer
(Photo credit: Renato Miller/麻豆社)

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2 minutes