Surrounded by bright colors and flowers, the sugar skull is not meant to be scary like a Halloween skeleton; rather, it represents a beautiful celebration of the loved ones we've lost.

However, the holiday represents the furthest thing from Halloween. The sugar skull makeup worn on Día de los Muertos is a time-honored symbol that represents and celebrates those who have passed.

4. A subtle sugar skull tattoo within a colorful, natural design. This is a sugar skull that isn't really a sugar skull; the flowers, patterns and bird are placed to make the colorful shape of a ...

Over the course of three days, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, we would paint plates and figurines with bright patterns and shapes, bake delicious pan de muerto (sweet bread), and decorate calaveras de ...

What do sugar skulls, marigolds and monarch butterflies have in common? Just like pumpkins, witches and black cats are quintessential symbols of Halloween, these objects are associated with a ...