Day of the Dead

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 ...

Día de los Muertos, known in English as Day of the Dead, is a time-honored tradition in Mexico with origins that go back thousands of years.

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

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- ...

La Jaliscience is holding a family-friendly party that will include vendors, entertainment and an altar, honoring loved ones who have died.

Día de los Muertos, known in English as Day of the Dead, is a time-honored tradition in Mexico with origins that go back thousands of years.

Día de los Muertos, a two-day celebration remembering the dead, begins Wednesday, with festivities honoring the tradition across the state.

“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. “ ...

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

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 ...

'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 ...

During the Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico, cemeteries come to life the night of Nov. 1, as families decorate their loved one's tombstones with ...

Between these marques, there were some great cars, far more interesting than whatever Chevy or Buick crossover dreck GM is churning out now, and nearly all of ...

Oakland Ballet dancers perform an excerpt of Luna Mexicana, a Day of the Dead theme ballet for K-2 students at Yu Ming Charter School in San Leandro, ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a two-day celebration, which takes place annually on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, is not a somber holiday.

Join us for an evening of live performance in our Stewart Auditorium in celebration of Día de Muertos that will span the ages, from ancient Aztecan dance to ...