If you’ve ever seen an altar bursting with colorful flowers, candles and personal mementos, there’s a good chance you were looking at an ofrenda. An ofrenda is a special altar created during Día de ...

Flores de cempasúchil de color naranja brillante, esqueletos danzantes, ofrendas comunitarias y pan de muerto dulce forman parte de las festividades del Día de Muertos en comunidades de todo el ...

Bright orange marigolds, dancing skeletons, community ofrenda and sweet pan de muerto are part of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festivities in communities throughout San Diego County. The ...

It wasn’t until I moved to Los Angeles and saw people from all over Mexico honoring their dead that I built my first Día de Muertos altar 13 years ago. Now, it is an annual rite I practice every Nov.

SAN DIEGO — In honor of Dia de los Muertos, volunteers in Hillcrest are inviting the community out to celebrate the life of their loved ones with an ofrenda. It's the third year they've offered this ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — While Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is known for its tradition of celebrating the lives of loved ones who have passed away, the flowers used during the holiday tell their own ...

WASHINGTON — Dia de los Muertos, known as Day of the Dead, begins this weekend. The holiday, rooted mainly in Mexican culture, honors ancestors and recently deceased loved ones with celebrations, ...

The spirit of Día de los Muertos is alive in well in Napa, and several events around the county will mark this traditional holiday. The origins of Día de los Muertos go back thousands of years to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The earthy smoke of Mexican copal incense wafts around the entrance of the Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. It's a way to keep bad vibes away and invite good ones for Día de ...