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World > Americas & EMEA
Skeleton saint Santa Muerte attracts devotees among US Latinos
By Agence France-Presse
Aug 18, 2023 1:15 pm

NEW YORK: Standing before an elaborate altar in her living room in New York, Arely Vazquez explains the pledge she made to Santa Muerte — or Saint Death — after surviving pancreas surgery 17 years ago: that she would honor her 'little skeleton' by throwing a festival of thanksgiving each year.

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