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Day of the Dead Across Mexico

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Curved framework decorated with flowers above some household offerings, in Spanish (4)
Fennel-like seasoning in some pan de muerto, as a Mexican recipe would list it (4)
What masked performers do to a lively rhythm during holiday festivities (5)
Michoacan island famed for candlelit cemetery ceremonies (8)
Fine fireplace residue used to form crosses on some memorial displays (3)
Grain in arroz con leche, a pudding set out for returning loved ones (4)
Civilization whose festivals honoring the deceased predated the Spanish conquest (5)

Describing the Indigenous cultural heritage of Hanal Pixan, the 'food of souls' observance (5)
Evergreen whose needles carpet some memorial displays in Chiapas (4)
Costumed street troupe that turns a November procession into moving theater (8)
Michoacan lake and lakeside city at the heart of renowned November night ceremonies (9)
Mexico City community famed for La Alumbrada, when candles illuminate the cemetery (7)
Mexican state whose capital hosts elaborate sand carpets and costumed November festivities (6)
Valley district near the capital of Oaxaca famed for costumed November street revelry (4)