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.

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 ...

Day of the Dead, or Dia De Los ... use paint to create a skull-like figure on their face, dress up, make sugar skulls, swap stories, share food, enjoy music or dance, ...

Elementary students craft sugar skulls for Day of the dead celebration. by Felix Day. Thu, October 31st 2024 at 12:28 PM. 5. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.

This is a guest post written by Yvonne Condes, originally published in 2014. Every year that my boys were in elementary school, we would make sugar skulls for Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead ...

As the mass appeal of Day of the Dead grows, so too have the number of public traditions in Austin. A new installation will tell some of the history of Republic Square.

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.

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.

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 ...