News

Lifehacker7mon
The Real(ish) History of Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead is having a cultural moment ... better excuse for a holiday than a groundhog coming out of his hole or something. Also: Skull and skeleton imagery is self-evidently, perpetually ...
Travel Mexico Solo on MSN7mon
The Skeleton Queen: How La Catrina Became the Icon of Day of the Dead
La Catrina, also known as La Calavera Catrina, is one of Mexico’s most iconic symbols of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead ...
FOX 10 Phoenix1y
What is Day of the Dead? A look into its history and how to celebrate
At burial sites or intricately built altars, photos of loved ones are centered on skeleton ... day, bakers make sugar skulls and sweet "bread of the dead," and artists create elaborate paper cut ...
WLWT1y
Skeleton marching bands and dancers in butterfly skirts join in Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade
There were marching bands disguised as skeletons and dancers with skull face paint ... Thousands of people turned out Saturday to watch Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade as costumed dancers ...
Seattle Times1y
Skeleton marching bands and dancers in butterfly skirts join in Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people turned out Saturday to watch Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade as costumed ... as skeletons and dancers with skull face paint performing in Indigenous ...