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 ...

This week, houses and streets in Mexico have been decorated with colourful altars, marigold flowers, candles and sugar skulls. This is because Mexicans are gearing up to celebrate El Dia de los ...

Celebrations for Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, spans Nov. 1 and 2 , but can start earlier in the year. By tradition, the holiday celebrates loved ones' souls returning from the afterlife to ...

Día de los Muertos is a vibrant Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1 and 2 to honor loved ones who have passed away. The celebration involves creating ofrendas, or altars, with photos, marigolds, ...

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. Día ...

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

This weekend, Mexican American families across the U.S. will gather to honor their ancestors with altars, marigolds and sugar skulls on Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead. In recent years, the ...