The Day of the Dead is almost here and one of its most beloved symbols is the sugar skull. These colorful designs are ... go back some 3,000 years. This Mexican holiday, observed Nov. 1-2, is ...

Oaxaca Day of the Dead on your bucket list? Cross it off this year with insider travel tips from someone who's been to Dia de los Muertos.

In bustling markets, stalls sell decorated skulls made ... add a splash of color to ofrendas. Pan de muerto, or bread of the dead, is a traditional Mexican pastry. Central to Day of the Dead ...

The holiday also happens to coincide directly with Catholic holidays All Saint's Day ... for the dead, according to The Mexican Museum in association with the Smithsonian Institution. Skulls ...

Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos ... previously shared with USA Today. Colorful altars, dressing in traditional Mexican formal wear, sugar skull face painting or masks are some of ...

If you’ve ever seen the colorful boats in Mexico City ... Huasteca Potosina employs all the classic Day of the Dead icons: marigold flowers, sugar skulls, elaborate ofrendas (altars) and ...

(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) Día de los Muertos, known as Day of the Dead, is celebrated on Nov. 2 in homes not only in Mexico but ... plus colorful papel picado, bread and fruits ...

Sugar skulls are a Mexican tradition that occurs during the Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead celebrations, in late October through Nov. 2 to line up with the Catholic All Saints Day and All ...

In late October, or so the tradition says, the souls of loved ones return from the afterlife to celebrate and spend time with living relatives on Día de los Muertos, or Day ... Colorful altars, ...