Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, honors that sacred cycle by venerating the dead and celebrating their annual return to the world of the living. Death is only the beginning. An excerpt from ...

El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a day of celebration that began in Mexico and Central America and eventually made its way to the U.S. as well. “The tradition of the Day of the Dead ...

Dancers at the Day of the Dead parade.. Photo by Joseph Johnston. They based these on family history, their love of Mexican artists like Jose Guadalupe Posada, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and a ...

Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a vibrant Mexican celebration that honors and remembers departed loved ones. This centuries-old tradition combines indigenous beliefs with Catholic ...

The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds. Ángel Jiménez del Aguila, who died in 2010, need only follow the trail of ...

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a day for honoring and remembering those who have died. The holiday, celebrated annually on Nov. 1 and 2, is a joyful celebration, aimed at celebrating the ...

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 souls ...

In this article, I’ll show you how, where, and when to see the Mexico City Dia de los Muertos Parade and give you all my best tips for having an amazing time on the Day of the Dead in Mexico City. In ...

Halloween isn't the only holiday taking place across America this week. While trick-or-treaters will flood Chicago area streets in costume on Thursday, Oct. 31, many soon after are preparing to ...

Like many Mexican Americans, visual artist Ruben Esquivel didn’t grow up with the Day of the Dead. The fifth-generation Austinite, raised off Springdale Road, has vague memories of his first ...

Death is only the beginning. An excerpt from “Flayed God: The Mesoamerican Mythological Tradition” decrees, “For bones are like seeds: everything that dies goes into the Earth, and from it new life is ...