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.

Celebrate the Mexican holiday, meant for honoring loved ones who have died, at local events featuring food, community ofrendas, live performances and more.

Dia de los Muertos celebrations started on the first weekend of November at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, drawing hundreds to honor and ...

Why now: Día de los Muertos is a time when people celebrate and remember dead family members, close friends, pets and even strangers.

LAist heard from Angelenos about their loved ones who have passed. Here’s what they shared of their favorite memories.

Día de Los Muertos, like Halloween, is connected to back-to-back Catholic holidays, All Saints Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls Days on Nov. 2. (The night before, called All Hallows Eve, became “Hallowe’en ...

WAY TO GO, LADIES. WOW. VERY COOL. THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION HAS BEGUN THROUGH DIFFERENT LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES IN SACRAMENTO, MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ALREADY STARTED OR ARE PREPARING FOR ...

Many Latinos regularly declare: “Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween.” The declaration is increasingly repeated by non-Latinos too. Drawing a clear line between the two holidays is a ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, which happens this weekend, is celebrated in communities across the U.S. The primarily Mexican holiday is rooted in the belief that the veil between the mortal ...