The Day of the Dead is almost ... is usually placed on an altar — an ofrenda — or even a gravestone as an offering to the spirit of the dead. Sugar skulls are often decorated with the ...

“During contemporary Day of the Dead festivities, people commonly wear skull masks and eat sugar candy molded into the shape of skulls,” History.com says. “The pan de ánimas of All Souls ...

Revelers are invited to come to the Ofrenda reception and parade dressed in the style of Day of the Dead, or decked out in Halloween finery. An artist-led sugar skull activity and Mariachi ...

From colorful sugar skulls to marigold flowers and intricate ... where they should return to meet us. Nowadays, no Day of the Dead ofrenda (altar) is complete without some cempasuchil flowers ...

They are placed on an altar or ofrenda with other items or memorabilia ... Mexican tradition of decorating sugar skulls tied to Day of the Dead ...

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 of the Dead ...

Sugar skulls are a Mexican tradition that occurs during the Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead celebrations ... They are placed on an altar or ofrenda with other items or memorabilia of ...