Mexican tradition says that on that night their deceased are closest to the living world, and people hope to keep them ...
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. Paola Morrongiello/NYPOST In life, death is ...
This vibrant scene reflects the blending of Indigenous, European and specifically Mexican customs that define Day of the Dead celebrations today ... observance during the colonial period. After ...
Over the years, the tradition has been the focus of the Disney film Coco. A Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City was also ...
Pets are not forgotten during Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations ... The orange-flowered cempasúchil — a type of marigold ...
PHOTOS: Care for a sweet treat during Mexico's Day of the Dead? Have a bite of 'pan de muerto' According to an ancient myth, Quetzalcóatl created humankind out of bones. Details vary from one ...
The holiday also happens to coincide directly with Catholic holidays All Saint's Day and All Soul’s Day. “I feel like this Mexican tradition ... candles, photos of the deceased, papel ...
But once quaint celebrations in hubs for the Day of the Dead like Mexico City, Oaxaca and Michoacan have started to brim with tourists, who snap photos of mourners. In recent years, many Mexicans ...
Pets are not forgotten during Mexico’s famed Day of the Dead celebrations ... a type of marigold — is placed around the photos, as well as candles and figurines of skulls.