Día de los Muertos, or in English Day of the Dead, is anything but spooky in a grim way. Instead, it’s a celebration of color ...

The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds.

Here are seven upcoming events in the Houston area to celebrate Día de los Muertos this year. Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead in English, is a multi-day cultural holiday celebrated in Mexico ...

Weiner, who identifies as an ‘artivist,’ travels to various locations in North Carolina with a mobile exhibition that spreads ...

As a Mexican-American who celebrates Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, at the end of October and beginning of November, I’ve noted an increasing concern the past several years that the ...

Over the course of Mexico’s history, Día de los Muertos has provided an intimate space of encounter between the living and the dead at home and at grave altars. Families prepare lavish offerings of ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show how communities in Mexico and beyond mark Día de los Muertos. A couple visits a cemetery during Day of the Dead, against the backdrop of ...

Day of the Dead is traditionally an intimate family affair, observed with home altars — ofrendas — and visits to the cemetery ...

Pomuch, Mexico, is one of the last places where residents clean their relatives’ bones. Now they are grappling with a new challenge: tourists.

The Day of the Dead River Parade will be on Friday, October 24, and will include lots of beautifully-decorated barges cruising along the river. "Each year, thousands of spectators line the riverbanks ...

Carlos Manzo, an outspoken critic of organised crime, was shot dead during a public festival in the city of Uruapan.

MANKATO — Justin Ek doesn’t shy away from having a public presence, especially when it involves supporting the art he loves. That made his Wednesday Facebook announcement more difficult. “I apologize ...