April 1, 2026, Mexico City, Cdmx, Mexico: To celebrate, request favors, or give thanks for miracles, hundreds or thousands of devotees of Santa Muerte flock to the main and most important altar in the city, perhaps even the country, located in the Tepito neighborhood. Here, various spiritual and faith-based activities take place, from Catholic prayers that blend and coexist with those of God, Jesus, the Virgin of Guadalupe, and Santa Muerte, to pre-Hispanic rituals such as the purification of religious figures using sugarcane alcohol, sweets, or cigarette smoke. This celebration is not accepte

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