Día de Muertos, the Mexican actress Claudia Ramírez said at the gala, is “a day to celebrate your dead, to go to the graveyard, pray to them, sing to them, eat with them.” The party ...

A dance party scheduled for November 3 in San Francisco has spurred outrage among Bay Area residents due to its "Day of the Dead" theme and what some perceive as a perversion of Mexican traditions.