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

The Day of the Dead – El Día de los Muertos – in Spanish is a Mexican celebration of deceased ancestors. Multi-coloured ...

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

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

Lucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak ...

At least 23 people were killed and multiple others were injured when a fire broke out at Waldo’s discount store in Hermosillo ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mexico City is the most popular Day of the Dead destination, but Mexico's Pueblos Mágicos are worth exploring too, and may be ...

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.