WTF....What will you say to those who celebrate this weird festival in Bolivia where people decorate skulls dug from graves for indigenous festival to bring good luck and blessings..
The Day of the Skull mixes Andean pre-Hispanic beliefs with Roman Catholicism - even though the Church disapproves of the display where skulls are dressed up with flowers, hats and sunglasses and cigarettes are put in their mouths.
Many of the skulls have been handed down through generations but some have been taken from unnamed abandoned graves.
According to the faithful in Bolivia's capital La Paz and ancient Andean beliefs holds that people have seven souls, and one stays with the skull.
Believers think this soul has the power to visit people in their dreams, heal and provide protection. This is the thinking behind the various decorations on the skulls, which act as a sign of gratitude.
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