Mr. Lomnitz is a professor of anthropology at Columbia University and the author of “Death and the Idea of Mexico." Joyful. Ironic. Soulful. Intimate. These are some of the words that have ...

The Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is one of 🇲🇽Mexico’s most iconic and beloved holidays. Known for its colors, joyful celebrations, and unique blend of indigenous and Catholic traditions, ...

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 ...

Wishing to experience the vibrant Day of the Dead tradition in Mexico, but a trip to Oaxaca or Michoacan is not an option right now? That’s no problem. There's a ‘pueblo mágico’ (magic town) in Mexico ...

The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds. Ángel Jiménez del Aguila, who died in 2010, need only follow the trail of ...

Many parishioners at San Antonio de las Huertas Parish in Mexico City remember their deceased loved ones by building altars in their homes for Day of the Dead. The altars burst with marigolds, are ...

Dia De Los Muertos-Ofrendas People join Olvera Street merchants in a night procession during the Day of the Death festival, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP ...

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

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.

KSHB 41 anchor/reporter Daniela Leon covers transportation-related issues in Kansas City. Share your story idea with Daniela. In the heart of Mexico City, hundreds of Mexican fans of all ages waited ...

A Mexican mayor who was outspoken in his opposition to drug cartels and pushed for hardline laws against trafficking was killed in a shooting at a Day of the Dead celebration this weekend. Before his ...

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 ...