Bolivia | Families celebrate All Saints' Day, honoring the deceased - video Dailymotion

Bolivians celebrate All Saints' Day, a holiday that blends Christian traditions with Andean beliefs. teleSUR

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00:00And also Bolivians celebrate All Saints Day, a holiday that blends Christian

00:19traditions with Indian beliefs. Bolivians honor their deceased loved ones who they

00:25believe return to the world of the living on November 1st to share a feast in their honor.

00:31Family members set up a special table with food, drinks and homemade bread in memory of

00:37the deceased and on November 2nd they say goodbye to the spirits with songs and prayers.

00:44Also the Departamental Police Command will deploy 2,000 officers to the cemeteries of

00:49La Paz and El Alto with the aim of preventing accidents and protecting visitors during the

00:54festival.