Plus, learn how to make your own. Sugarcane isn’t indigenous to Mexico, but rather a product of colonialism. The concept for sugar skulls, in fact, originated in Palermo, Italy, where sugary ...

Decorating the sugar skulls is one of the kids’ favorite activities in the household of Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack. Her kids like to draw on them with royal icing, adding their ...

If you can find small molds shaped like skulls, this crafty project comes together quickly. Otherwise, mold the sugar into skull shapes with your fingers. You can make sugar skulls with edible ...

As Mexican families prepare for Day of the Dead celebrations, altars are set up to welcome back loved ones under the belief that they return home for one night each Nov. 2.

Maggie Wolters-Williams makes sugar skulls for families to place on their ofrendas. Every year, Maggie Wolters-Williams’ house is filled with white skulls waiting their turn to go to other homes for ...

Oct. 7—The beauty and tradition of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrating our ancestors is brought to life on stage through "Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure." The performance features ...

Steven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

As a tribute to the Day of the Dead, the Puerto Rican star's dancers and musicians also appeared in the traditional makeup at ...

Some people enjoy a home-cooked meal. Others prefer veering into a drive-thru, sometimes even eating in the car. For the Tucson Sugar Skulls, the Old Pueblo’s IFL franchise want nothing more than a ...