How Marigolds Became the Ceremonial Day of the Dead Flower in Mexico

Native to Mexico, the cempasúchil, or marigold, is recognized as the ceremonial Day of the Dead flower—and is used to guide ...

Families gather across Mexico for Day of the Dead

Families in a small town in western Mexico kept an all-night vigil at a candlelit cemetery, waiting for the souls of their ...

Cabaret and memories: Madrid honours Mexico's Day of the Dead with city-wide altars

The Casa de México in Madrid is exhibiting the largest altar to the dead in Europe. Guillermo González is the designer of ...

Dia de Muertos Day of the Dead exhibition on display at National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen

Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of those who have passed on. An exhibition about the celebration is on ...

Frumpy Mom: When it’s Day of the Dead down south

I just got back from Puerto Vallarta, which means I spent five days in Mexico visiting our hotel bathroom all alone, ...

Day Of The Dead Horror: Uruapan Mayor Gunned Down In Plaza Bloodbath

Authorities say that a mayor in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán was shot and killed in a public plaza on Saturday evening ...

Hundreds attend Round Lake Beach’s Day of the Dead event: ‘We gather to celebrate our shared heritage’

Day of the Dead is a tradition in Mexico and across the world in early November to honor the memory and contributions of the departed.

Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead festivities: Carlos Manzo Rodríguez's haunting 'murder' statement weeks before attack resurfaces

Mexican mayor, Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, was tragically assassinated during Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico's Michoacán ...