Day of the Dead traditions. Food, flowers and altars are necessary components of the celebration. To honor the deceased, foods such as sugar skulls, sweetbread rolls and beverages are arranged on ...

The ancient Mexican tradition that brings us skulls, marigolds and sweet bread. Oct. 26, 2012— -- I live for Dia de los Muertos. This festive celebration combines my two favorite holidays ...

Day of the Dead festivities usually take place Nov. 1 and 2, depending on the age of the deceased person you are honoring. But sometimes celebrations can kick off as early as Halloween night.

By the 1800s, the Day of the Dead markets in Mexico City were also selling clothing, shoes, furniture, tools, home decor, and many other things.

Deceased loved ones will continue to live in the hearts of those who remember them, but one very special holiday honors the life they led on Earth.. In late October, or so the tradition says, the ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a two-day celebration that is meant to reunite the living and the dead, and is often viewed as a celebration of life for loved ones who have passed away.

Unlike Halloween, Day of the Dead is celebrated the two days after. It falls on the Catholic holidays of All Saints and All Souls Day. Nov. 1 is reserved for children who have died and Nov. 2 is ...

Children with their faces painted hold the Mexican national flag during a Day of the Dead celebration at a school in Mexico City, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016.

Day of the Dead began Oct. 31, to remember those humans who died in accidents; it continued Nov. 1 to mark those who died in childhood and then Nov. 2 to those who died as adults.

Day of the Dead begins at midnight on Nov. 1 with Día de los Angelitos (Day of the Little Angels), when children who have died travel to the land of the living to be with their families for 24 hours.