Lucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico.

Discover the fascinating symbols of Mexico's Day of the Dead, from sugar skulls to marigolds, and learn how this celebration honors departed loved ones.

Mexican families will gather in homes and cemeteries in memory of their family members who have departed. The day is packed with lively parades and rituals such as the decoration of altars, and ...

The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds.

While Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is known for its tradition to celebrate the loss of loved ones, the symbol behind the flowers used during the holiday tell their own story of life, death ...

I will never forget visiting my grandmother’s hometown of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, at the beginning of November last year. For a brief three-day span, the streets, entryways, and old colonial buildings ...

Halloween and Day of the Dead 2025 will fall on standard time weekend for an extra hour of sleep or celebrating Dia De Los Muertos. Halloween is not based on Day of the Dead, also known as Dia De Los ...

Students from IHS take part in Mexican tradition  On Oct. 28, students from Ironton High School took a trip to the nearby ...

Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda a couple dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas Gonzalez.

MEXICO CITY — Lucia Ortíz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico. Here, ...

MEXICO CITY — Lucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico. Here, ...