Curious when Day of the Dead is and why it matters? Learn the meaning behind this uniquely festive Latin American tradition.

There's more to Día de los Muertos than face paint and sugar skulls. In Mexico, the annual Day of the Dead is celebrated to honor the lives of ancestors and acknowledge the ever-revolving cycle ...

Day of the Dead is having a cultural moment ... to the elaborate skulls-and-flowers some people paint on their faces. These are usually colorful skulls with wide-smiles, not creepy, Halloween ...

In late October, or so the tradition says, the souls of loved ones return from the afterlife to celebrate and spend time with living relatives on Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead ...

“If you want to buy sugar skulls or Day of the Dead merchandise, make sure your money is going into the hands of the people who actually benefit from it, and not foreign conglomerates.

This festive project, marking Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), allows students to celebrate Hispanic culture by decorating colorful sugar skulls, which symbolize the sweetness of life and ...

Day of the Dead is explicitly about the afterlife and remembrance. Food, flowers and altars are necessary components of the celebration. To honor the deceased, foods such as sugar skulls ...

Florida Day of the Dead returns on Saturday, November 2, for its 15th edition. Like in Mexico, the event celebrates dead loved ones with a procession, ofrendas (altars), and sugar skulls.

Sugar skulls are a Mexican tradition that occurs during the Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead celebrations, in late October through Nov. 2 to line up with the Catholic All Saints Day and All ...

This year, the 35-year-old is one of four Austin artists working on what could become the area’s newest Day of the Dead tradition: the placing of large, painted skulls in downtown Austin’s ...