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 ...

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 ...

Why the Mexican president refuses to restart the drug war despite mayor's assassination

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out a new "war on drugs" as a response to the assassination of a regional mayor who was shot at a Day of the Dead celebration, a brazen killing that has ...
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Mexico City Catholics unite faith and tradition for Day of the Dead celebrations

Parishioners in Mexico City, Mexico, celebrate one of the country's most profound cultural traditions, Day of the Dead, on ...

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 ...

Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is here. Here's what to know.

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, which happens this weekend, is celebrated in communities across the U.S. The ...

Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead festivities: Carlos Manzo Rodríguez's haunting 'murder' statement weeks before attack resurfaces

Mexican mayor, Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, was tragically assassinated during Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico's Michoacán ...
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Discovering Day of the Dead: Rich History and Traditional Pan de Muerto

Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a vibrant festival that honors those who have passed, blending ancient Aztec ...