While Memorial Day was this past Monday, today marks what was once an important, similar holiday known as Decoration Day and ...

The city of New Orleans, Dillard University and other agencies to give them a proper memorial service on Saturday.

Crafts don't have to cost a lot. Visit the dollar store to pick up plastic skulls to transform. I picked up several of these and used them for all kinds of decorations and gifts. - Plastic skulls ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

sugar skulls, butterflies and mariachi performers. (See photos of festival visitors in the gallery at the top of this post.) Day of the Dead masks created by local artists will be sale at the ...

The calavera Catrina, or elegant skull, is the Day of the Dead’s most iconic symbol. Photograph by Stephanie Foden Rey Baltazer sits on a grave decorated with candles and flowers in Panteon ...

“During contemporary Day of the Dead festivities, people commonly wear skull masks and eat sugar candy molded into the shape of skulls,” History.com says. “The pan de ánimas of All Souls ...

LANSING - For people looking for a family-friendly event centered around Day of the Dead, Casa de Rosado Galeria and Cultural Center at 204 E. Mt. Hope Ave. is offering free sugar skull making ...

Many people dress up like La Catrina on Day of the Dead, and eat sugar skulls. This family is having a picnic in the graveyard to celebrate their relatives People celebrate Day of the Dead in lots ...