In Mexico City, robbers "participated" in Halloween, bursting into a jewelry store in zombie costumes

The police of the Mexican capital are looking for criminals who committed an armed robbery of a jewelry salon. Moreover, the attackers arranged a masquerade, dressed up in the costumes of the "living dead." The crime was committed on the day when Mexico celebrated the day of the dead, echoing with Halloween.

The curious robbery, in which the Zombies participated with machine guns and pistols, was committed on Saturday at 20:30. Having burst into the Cristal Joyas store, the criminals in front of the sellers defeated the windows of the windows, and then stole a large number of chains, rings and bracelets, writes Pocuso.com.mx .

The unarmed protection of the Plaza Galerías shopping center, in which the store is located, quickly arrived at the scene. However, five attackers threatened them with weapons and disappeared, sowing panic among visitors to the complex.

The police evaluate the damage caused to more than a million pesos (76.5 thousand dollars), RIA Novosti reports. According to preliminary data, the attackers looked like zombies, mummies, a chaki doll and harlequin.

It is noteworthy that the raiders were dressed in costumes of zombies and a variety of evil spirits. Typically, such outfits are an attribute of Halloween holiday.

In Mexico, it is on November 2 that the day of the dead is celebrated. According to local beliefs, at this time, once in the year of the dead they visit relatives and their home. In houses and apartments of cities and villages of Mexico, candles are lit, and altars appear in front of the facades with their favorite treats of deceased, with their photographs or things that belonged to them during their lifetime, ITAR-TASS reports. On this day, local children beg for gifts, dressing in dead and vampires. This holiday "echoes" with Halloween, which in recent years has become very popular all over the world.

Halloween is celebrated on the eve of all saints on October 31. It goes back to the traditions of the ancient Celts of Ireland and Scotland. Initially, the holiday was celebrated only in English -speaking countries, but at the end of the 20th century, Halloween spread to other countries. One of the main symbols of the holiday is a pumpkin in which the "eye sockets" and mouth are cut out. Candles or lanterns are usually inserted inside, giving it an ominous image.

In Russia, Halloween is cautious, and the authorities of the Omsk region even considered this holiday extremist and banned it.