Day of the Dead is one of Mexico's great visual spectacles - and a celebration of cultural syncretism. All the while, its fundamental purpose is to remember those who have died so their souls don ...

M EXICO CITY (AP) — Pets are not forgotten during Mexico's famed Day of the Dead celebrations, when even Fido and Tiger get a ...

The indigenous people of Mexico, which included the Aztecs ... Catrina is now one of the most-widely used symbols for Day of the Dead celebrations. Before etching the Calavera Catrina, Posada ...

The event, held in the run-up to the Day of the Dead celebrations on 1 and 2 November, is aimed at all ages and whole families dressed up to take part in the parade. While La Catrina is a female ...

Mexico is celebrating the Day of the Dead ... Marigolds are the traditional flowers used for the Day of the Dead celebrations as it is believed that their scent will attract the souls to come ...

Wrapping up the extensive coverage video journalist Lissette Romero, photographer Ginnete Riquelme and reporter Mark Stevenson showed audiences the Hollywood-style Day of the Dead parade. Although not ...

The Day of the Dead festivities are usually celebrated in Mexico between October 31st and November 2nd. The Grand Procession of the Catrinas, part of upcoming Day of the Dead celebrations, was ...

Long observed in the more rural, Indigenous areas of Mexico, during the 1980s Day of the Dead celebrations began to become popular in cities in both Mexico and the United States. In 2008 ...

Celebrations of death from around the world The school worked with the Consulate General of Mexico to host ... “Mexicans believe the dead return to the living world on the Day of the Dead ...