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Growing up in the 1980s, the annual event “Todos los Santos” meant going to the cemetery early. The elders would place flowers and light huge candles at the tombs, and bring out the food and drinks for hours of family time.
As far as I remember, it would only be in the late 1990s and the new millennium when we would see big business capitalism enter memorial parks, as if they were always meant to be there. Pop-up stores of big brands would be a mainstay. Softdrinks, mineral water, pizza, burger, and entire meals, would become available.
I actually no longer remember going to the North Cemeter
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