Celebrations for Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, spans Nov. 1 and 2 , but can start earlier in the year. By tradition, the holiday celebrates loved ones' souls returning from the afterlife to ...

Halloween and Day of the Dead 2025 will fall on standard time weekend for an extra hour of sleep or celebrating Dia De Los Muertos. Halloween is not based on Day of the Dead, also known as Dia De Los ...

Perhaps nowhere is the life-affirming nature of Day of the Dead more apparent than in cemeteries during the celebration. What would be solemn, quiet spaces in most cultures become vibrant community ...

Day of the Dead is traditionally an intimate family affair, observed with home altars — ofrendas — and visits to the cemetery to decorate graves with flowers.

Every November 1 and 2, thousands of Mexican families set up altars to honor the memory of their loved ones. In recent years, this tradition has also found a special place to remember those who ...

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 ...

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

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