Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead in Mexico smells like cempasuchil flowers and copal incense.

On Dia de los Muertos, the streets of Oaxaca come alive with celebrations, as Mexico sees a spike in holiday tourism.

Movies like "Coco" and Day of the Dead rituals invite children and adults to approach death not with sadness or fear but as a tribute to life itself, ...

The holiday is celebrated though ritual observations like constructing altars, or ofrendas, filled with offerings to the dead and decorating family ...

This weekend, giant skeleton marionettes, dancers and allegorical floats will flood the streets of Mexico City for a clamorous Day of the Dead festival.

Dia de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead," is a traditional Mexican holiday that honors deceased loved ones with ofrenda alters.

Amdie Mexico is preparing to present a special dance performance entitled, Blue Mist (La Niebla Azul)-the Day of the Dead, at Dance Cork Firkin Crane this ...

El Dia de los Muertos is a time to honour dead relatives with vigils and altars. Youths hold candles over a tomb at a cemetery in Atzompa, Mexico, late on ...

Together, two smells show dead souls the way out of the underworld: cempasuchil — a type of marigold whose name means “flower of 20 petals” in Nahuatl language ...

"That's a night to celebrate the lives of our loved ones," Clemson University's Immediate Past Chair of the Commission of Latino Affairs, Rodrigo Martinez- ...

“It's a time to remember those who have died and feast in their honor,” said Minnesota chef and cookbook author Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, a native of Guatemala. “ ...

Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson and the Church's Mexico Area presidency invite others to reflect on lessons from their ancestors and do ...

Miriam Padilla and Jesús Islas designed and built an ofrenda installation at the McLean County Museum of History.

He is originally from the town of Tekax, but he has been looking after this hacienda in southeastern Mexico for 16 years. Dzul has a gift that he got from his ...

Día de los Muertos is rooted in Mexican culture where death is honored by loved ones whose family and friends who have died are remembered.

I believe it's time to fully acknowledge the cultural intermixing that's happening between Día de los Muertos and Halloween.

In Mexican tradition All Soul's Day became Día de los Muertos and the traditions that sprang up around it were a mix of Catholic and pagan. Most notable is the ...

Black-out the windows and prepare to release the bats, it's time for one last nightmare before Christmas. Atomic Drag vs Peng Weng – The Atomic Weng EP (Black ...

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Artists Oscar and Fabi Rios, both from Mexico City, have created several colourful figures to add to the festive atmosphere in the art gallery. They'll also be ...

Día de los Muertos is a Latin American holiday that begins on Nov. 1 and will last two days to honour the spirits of dead relatives. Here's how the day is ...

'Bring the whole family. Celebrate and share this tradition with us to honor the memory of loved ones that have passed' — Nayeli Montes Carrillo.

Even though her oldest son died more than two years ago, Jessica Torres waits for him to visit every Nov. 2. She sits in front of the ofrenda — an altar she ...

Hispanic and Latino families make special offerings of food, flowers and personal items to honor loved ones who have passed away.