The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds.

Authorities have reported that a mayor in Mexico’s Michoacan state was shot and killed during Day of the Dead festivities.

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

At least 23 people are dead and multiple others are injured after a fire at a discount store in Mexico. At around 3:09 p.m.

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, in the western state of Michoacan, was gunned down Saturday night in front of dozens ...

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

Over the course of Mexico’s history, Día de los Muertos has provided an intimate space of encounter between the living and the dead at home and at grave altars. Families prepare lavish offerings of ...

Pomuch, Mexico, is one of the last places where residents clean their relatives’ bones. Now they are grappling with a new challenge: tourists.

People around the world are celebrating the Day of the Dead, blending pre-Columbian rituals with the Roman Catholic observance of All Saint’s Day on Nov. 1 and All Soul’s Day on Nov. 2.

These five spots in Mexico host some of the best Day of the Dead celebrations and one of them is near AZ. Here's what to expect from each.

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is more than a holiday — it’s a vibrant reflection of how Mexicans and many Latin Americans understand life and death. Its roots stretch back roughly 2,500 to 3 ...

As Mexican families prepare for Day of the Dead celebrations, altars are set up to welcome back loved ones under the belief that they return home for one night each Nov. 2.