DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (or “Day of the Dead” in English) is maybe the coolest-looking holiday on the planet. The holiday, which runs from October 31st to November 2nd, is a Mexican celebration of those have passed on. It’s roughly the Mexican equivalent of Halloween, but with roots in an ancient Aztec festival as well.
It also produces the coolest costumes of any holiday anywhere. While Americans are dressing up as Donald Trump or David Pumpkins, Mexicans will be donning colorful skeleton make-up, building private altars, and surrounding themselves with marigolds. We dug into Instagram to find some of the people who are really nailing their Dia de los Muertos costumes this year. 