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Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. Matachines dancing is a masked dance introduced by Spanish missionaries, and has been adopted by cultures from Peru to northern Mexico. It is performed to show respect to Mother Mary or the Guadalupe Virgin, a saint, or to simply worship God. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. Matachines dancing is a masked dance introduced by Spanish missionaries, and has been adopted by cultures from Peru to northern Mexico. It is performed to show respect to Mother Mary or the Guadalupe Virgin, a saint, or to simply worship God. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



Matachines dancers stand together during a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Matachines dancers stand together during a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



A Matachin dancer participates in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

A Matachin dancer participates in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



A Matachin dancer takes a selfie while participating in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

A Matachin dancer takes a selfie while participating in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



A Matachin dancer adjusts his head dress outside a public toilet during a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

A Matachin dancer adjusts his head dress outside a public toilet during a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



A Matachin dancer participates in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

A Matachin dancer participates in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



The shoe of a Matachin dancer is seen during a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

The shoe of a Matachin dancer is seen during a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)



Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Matachines dancers participate in a religious festival in Saltillo, Mexico, April 17, 2016. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)
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