Mexican mayor who took hard line against drug gangs shot and killed at Day of the Dead event

Mexican mayor Carlos Manzo, who opposed drug cartels, was fatally shot during Day of the Dead celebrations in Uruapan on ...

The Day of the Dead’s ancient traditions live on in this small Mexican town

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

Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations in Michoacan

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, in the western state of Michoacan, was gunned down Saturday night in front of dozens ...

For Day of the Dead, One Mexican Town Digs Up Its Dead

Pomuch, Mexico, is one of the last places where residents clean their relatives’ bones. Now they are grappling with a new ...

Mexico City celebrates Day of the Dead with annual parade

Thousands of people marched alongside giant floats, accompanied by music and colorful costumes. This year, more than 8,000 ...

Cabaret and memories: Madrid honours Mexico's Day of the Dead with city-wide altars

The Casa de México in Madrid is exhibiting the largest altar to the dead in Europe. Guillermo González is the designer of ...

Where is the best place to celebrate Day of the Dead? 5 Mexico destinations

These five spots in Mexico host some of the best Day of the Dead celebrations and one of them is near AZ. Here's what to ...

This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk

Lucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak ...

How Marigolds Became the Ceremonial Day of the Dead Flower in Mexico

Native to Mexico, the cempasúchil, or marigold, is recognized as the ceremonial Day of the Dead flower—and is used to guide ...

Mexican mayor shot dead in public during Day of the Dead celebrations

A mayor in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán was shot dead in a public plaza on Saturday evening, in front of scores of ...
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From Mexico to Germany, photos capture the Day of the Dead celebrations

People around the world are celebrating the Day of the Dead, blending pre-Columbian rituals with the Roman Catholic observance of All Saint’s ...

Mexican mayor Carlos Manzo assassinated amid public Day of the Dead celebrations

In response to the shock generated by the lethal attack against Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, Sheinbaum ...