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| Mexican parade at World Cup cancelled after fears of proximity to Lenin's grave | Mexican parade at World Cup cancelled after fears of proximity to Lenin's grave |
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| Mexican soccer fans have called off a Day of the Dead-themed parade in Moscow’s Red Square after communist lawmakers objected to the event being held so close to Lenin’s tomb. | Mexican soccer fans have called off a Day of the Dead-themed parade in Moscow’s Red Square after communist lawmakers objected to the event being held so close to Lenin’s tomb. |
| A carnival atmosphere has taken over parts of the capital as thousands of fans pack to watch the soccer World Cup. | A carnival atmosphere has taken over parts of the capital as thousands of fans pack to watch the soccer World Cup. |
| Mexican fans – whose team is one of the 16 to make it through to the knockout stages – had planned a party in the zone set aside for them in the city, followed by a street parade to Red Square several hundred metres away. | |
| But one of the organisers said they were told by authorities after midday on Friday to hold the parade and event indoors, declining to explain why. | But one of the organisers said they were told by authorities after midday on Friday to hold the parade and event indoors, declining to explain why. |
| Sergei Malinkovich, the deputy head of the Communists of Russia party, said people dressed as skeletons – one of the traditional symbols of the Mexican annual holiday at which families honour their dead loved ones – should not be allowed to march on what his party has called “hallowed” ground. | Sergei Malinkovich, the deputy head of the Communists of Russia party, said people dressed as skeletons – one of the traditional symbols of the Mexican annual holiday at which families honour their dead loved ones – should not be allowed to march on what his party has called “hallowed” ground. |
| “Why should we have some kind of skulls there?” Malinkovich said. | “Why should we have some kind of skulls there?” Malinkovich said. |
| The body of the Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin lies embalmed in a marble tomb on the square and Soviet leaders and dignitaries are buried in the Kremlin walls. | The body of the Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin lies embalmed in a marble tomb on the square and Soviet leaders and dignitaries are buried in the Kremlin walls. |
| Malinkovich’s party had appealed to the interior ministry to stop fans holding the parade, he said, arguing it could provoke violent clashes with Russian patriots. | Malinkovich’s party had appealed to the interior ministry to stop fans holding the parade, he said, arguing it could provoke violent clashes with Russian patriots. |
| “Russian people on the square would almost certainly have tried to stop them. There would have been conflicts to say the least, and perhaps clashes,” he said. | “Russian people on the square would almost certainly have tried to stop them. There would have been conflicts to say the least, and perhaps clashes,” he said. |
| The event – held four months before the actual celebrations in Mexico – was held in the fan area and was attended by several hundred revellers. | The event – held four months before the actual celebrations in Mexico – was held in the fan area and was attended by several hundred revellers. |
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