The origins of Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, can be traced back hundreds of years to an Aztec festival that honored the goddess of the dead, Mictecacihuatl. The party lasted a month. With ...

Every November 1 and 2, thousands of Mexican families set up altars to honor the memory of their loved ones. In recent years, this tradition has also found a special place to remember those who ...

Halloween and Day of the Dead 2025 will fall on standard time weekend for an extra hour of sleep or celebrating Dia De Los Muertos for pets, babies and all that have passed. While Halloween is not ...

An intimate look into the annual tradition that honors loved ones who have passed away. An intimate look into the annual tradition that honors loved ones who have passed away, this program immerses ...

Being Mexican means sensing life and death as different currents of the same breath. Even as a child, I didn’t imagine death as a skeleton with a cape lurking in the corner. To me, it’s always felt ...

People around the world are celebrating the Day of the Dead, blending pre-Columbian rituals with the Roman Catholic observance of All Saint’s Day on Nov. 1 and All Soul’s Day on Nov. 2. The holiday, ...

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 ...

A member of an Aztec dance group holds incense during a commemoration of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) at El Colegio High School in Minneapolis on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna ...

For one afternoon, a section of downtown Mount Airy resembled a mini-version of Mexico City, and while a Day of the Dead event was involved there was little to be sad or scared about. "It is not ...

Today in History: November 27, Harvey Milk and George Moscone fatally shot Bay Area centenarians share what gratitude looks like at 100 Today in History: November 26, President Nixon’s secretary says ...