(above) A human skull wearing sun glasses and flowers is displayed outside the General Cemetery chapel during the Natitas Festival in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2017. Every year, hundreds of Bolivians carry human skulls adorned with flowers to a cemetery in La Paz, asking for money, health, and other favors as part of a festival. (Image: AP)
Inside Bolivia's Skull Festival: See Pictures...
November 9, 2017 - Associated Press
(below) People pray before skulls lined up on shelves during the Natitas Festival in La Paz, Boliviaon November 8, 2017. Celebrated a week after the Day of the Dead, Bolivians carry human skulls adorned with flowers to cemeteries asking for money, health, and other favors as part of a festival. (Image: AP)
(below) A person carries a human skull wearing a military hat outside the General Cemetery chapel during the Natitas Festival in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2017. (Image: AP)
(below) Humans skulls holding cigarettes in their mouths sit on display outside the General Cemetery chapel during the Natitas Festival in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2017. (Image: AP)
(below) Women carry a decorated human skull after praying inside the General Cemetery chapel during the Natitas Festival in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2017. (Image: AP)
(below) Cakes for guests sit during the Natitas Festival at a banquet hall in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2017. (Image: AP)
(below) Humans skulls are displayed outside the General Cemetery chapel during the Natitas Festival in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2017. (Image: AP)
(below) A woman carries decorated human skulls inside the General Cemetery chapel during the Natitas Festival in La Paz, Bolivia, on November 8, 2017. (Image: AP)
(below) Men carry decorated human skulls inside the General Cemetery chapel during the Natitas Festival in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2017. (Image: AP)
(below) A woman carries a decorated human skull to the Natitas Festival in La Paz, Bolivia on November 8, 2017. (Image: AP)
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