Día de los Muertos, San Francisco

The smell of incense, pupusas and bacon-wrapped hot dogs filled the air on Sunday: It was the 44th annual Día de los Muertos procession through the Mission District.

A group of Aztec dancers led the way, followed by performers with the Afro-Brazilian Maracatu Pacifico troupe and hundreds of others holding candles, marigolds and photos of deceased loved ones.

Street vendors sold bouquets of flowers, margaritas, candy skulls and more to those filling the sidewalks to watch the procession. Dancers rattled ayoyotes — an Aztec anklet studded with nuts from the ayoyote tree — and drummers kept the marchers on track.