The tradition dates back to ancient Andean peoples and celebrates the day of the dead by venerating real skulls of deceased relatives, filling them with ornaments, flowers, and other items. (AP video ...
Women stand next to decorated human skulls at the General Cemetery as part of the annual “Ñatitas” festival, a tradition marking the end of the Catholic holiday of All Saints in La Paz ...
LA PAZ – Hundreds of Bolivian devotees arrived Friday at the municipal cemetery of La Paz carrying human skulls adorned with flowers for the Ñatitas festival, a custom rooted in the Andean ...