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 ...

Towards the end of October and beginning of November, Mexico is awash with the vibrant colors of papel picado and lit by candlelight to welcome a more than 3,000-year-old celebration: Day of the Dead.

Photographs are part of a Día de Muertos ofrenda displayed at an event at the National Museum of Mexican Art, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Chicago. Erin Hooley / AP This weekend, Mexican American ...

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URUAPAN, Mexico — A mayor in Mexico’s western state of Michoacan was shot dead in a plaza in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities said. Local ...

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 ...