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Girl scout Montso Gomez, 12, dressed as a “Catrina”, or skeleton lady, waits for the start of the Gran Procession of the Catrinas, to mark the upcoming Day of the Dead holiday, in Mexico City, Sunday, October 23 2016. The gran procession is one of many that will take place in Mexico City as part of the celebrations, culminating with visits to the graves of departed loved ones on Nov. 1 and 2. The figure of a skeleton wearing broad-brimmed hat was first done as a satirical engraving by artist Jose Guadalupe Posada sometime between 1910 and his death in 1913, to poke fun at women who pretended to be European by dressing elegantly and as a critique of social stratification. (Photo by Anita Baca/AP Photo)
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