While the quiet remembrance might be over, the Day of the Dead marigolds that dot Oaxaca continue on for weeks.

Here are some of the ofrendas used and why: Skeletons are the most iconic representations of the Day of the Dead. People dress up in ornate costumes with skull faces today. A playful ...

But are you familiar with the various parts of an ofrenda, the traditional altar, or the significance of sugar skulls on Dia de los Muertos? The Day of the Dead is celebrated mostly in Mexico and ...

One of the most iconic Day of the Dead symbols, La Calavera Catrina, an elegant skull, was created by satirical cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada in 1910. The illustration depicted a skeleton ...

Miami-based nonprofit Community Arts and Culture (CAC) presented its Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration at the ...

As a Mexican-American who celebrates Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, at the end of October ... los Muertos and its associated imagery, skulls and skeletons have become trendy and ...

Over time, taking cues from the “mascaradas” – the large, papier-mâché heads of Spanish processions and festivals – Day of the Dead began featuring enormous, colorful skulls parading ...

This festive project, marking Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), allows students to celebrate Hispanic culture by decorating colorful sugar skulls, which symbolize the sweetness of life and ...

are as representative of the Day of the Dead as the beloved culinary offerings that the season brings—such as tamales, pan de muerto (bread of the dead) and sugar skulls. Cultural critics and ...

“Pan de muerto” or “bread of the dead” is baked in Mexico every year, from early October to mid-November, amid Day of the Dead ... the dead have existed and skull-shaped products have ...