Día de los Muertos, a celebration of life and death primarily observed in Mexico, has garnered greater attention in the United States, as Mexican immigrants and descendants have brought their ...

A sacrilegious pagan ritual that made a mockery of death while uplifting skulls and foods to the dead was the first account from outsiders of the celebration that came to be known as Dia De Los ...

Día de Los Muertos, like Halloween, is connected to back-to-back Catholic holidays, All Saints Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls Days on Nov. 2. (The night before, called All Hallows Eve, became “Hallowe’en ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a tradition first practiced thousands of years ago by indigenous peoples such as the Aztecs and the Toltecs. They didn’t consider death the end of one’s ...

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Each fall, families across Mexico and beyond gather to celebrate Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a time to honor the memory of loved ones who have passed. The centuries-old holiday, rooted in ...

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 ...

There are two types of Mexican sugar skulls: those made to eat and those made for decoration. Thankfully, Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack has offered a solution, mini lemon sugar ...