A woman wearing a traditional Mexican dress and her face painted as skull takes part in a parade known locally as a 'comparsa' walking the main streets of Oaxaca City as part of Mexico's Day of ...

Explore the fascinating origins of Halloween, from its ancient Celtic origins to its evolution into a modern-day celebration.

Weve even called on historian and Halloween expert Brian Sterling-Vete ... burning effigies and fireworks. In Mexico, people celebrate Da de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead.

Celebrations for this holiday—also called Día de los Muertos—start on the ... it becomes something new as people adapt it to their culture. In Mexico, as Fonarow observed, Halloween coexists with ...

For millions of people around the world, especially in the United States and Europe, Halloween is one of the ... It’s traditional to eat a sushi roll called ehomaki. hiroyuki nakai/Getty Images ...

When Pope Gregory III made declared Nov. 1 to be All Saints' Day, the night before was called All Hallows Eve—the same day as Samhain. In America, colonial Halloween festivities during the 19th ...