Hummingbirds and the Dead

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Hummingbirds and the Dead

It is said that the hummingbird was Huitzilin, who took the form of a bird to visit his beloved Xóchitl. As long as the cempasúchil flower exists and there are hummingbirds in the fields, the love of Huitzilin and Xóchitl will last forever, and cempasúchil will illuminate the journey for the spirits of the deceased.

Claudia Santiago, American Bird Conservancy
Hummingbirds on display for Dia de los Muertos.

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