Halloween may be over, but many are still celebrating a special day known as Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Some students made the long drive from Seneca, Illinois, for a field trip to the ...

A Mexican mayor who was outspoken in his opposition to drug cartels and pushed for hardline laws against trafficking was killed in a shooting at a Day of the Dead celebration this weekend. Before his ...

The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds. Ángel Jiménez del Aguila, who died in 2010, need only follow the trail 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. The holiday, ...

This weekend is “Día de los Muertos,” or “Day of the Dead,” a holiday celebrated in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. It’s a mix of grief and joy, honoring the dead. This year, people in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, who called for brute force against cartels, was assassinated during a Day of the Dead ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula's annual Day of the Dead Festival got underway in Missoula on Saturday. "Our previous CEO and CFO were originally from Guatemala, they have Latin roots and they realized ...

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

Towards the end of October and beginning of November, Mexico is awash with the vibrant colors of papel picado and lit by candlelight to welcome a more than 3,000-year-old celebration: Day of the Dead.

Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, that a couple of dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in ...

The origins of Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, can be traced back hundreds of years to an Aztec festival that honored the goddess of the dead, Mictecacihuatl. The party lasted a month. With ...

Across Michigan, groups are preparing to host Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebrations this weekend, Nov. 1-2. The Mexican and Latin American holiday commemorates family members who have ...