Curious when Day of the Dead is and why it matters? Learn the meaning behind this uniquely festive Latin American tradition.

"She is our best-selling item," said Torres, 35, who owns the Masks y Mas in Albuquerque, a shop that sells Day of the Dead art and clothing year-round. "I have artists sending me their Catrina ...

Urueta and Galicia craft paper-mâché masks and figurines ... a lever for them to understand how or what to create." Day of the Dead festivities can begin as early as Halloween night but ...

Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — is a revered annual celebration ... Some people incorporate sugar skull face painting or wear masks that represent calacas (skeletons) or catrinas ...

In late October, or so the tradition says, the souls of loved ones return from the afterlife to celebrate and spend time with living relatives on Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead ...

The Day of the Dead (known as Día de los Muertos) is an annual holiday that remembers friends and family who have passed away with floral offerings, skeleton costumes and makeup, masks and altars.

Day of the Dead posters and more. Commemorative T-shirts and limited-edition prints have been designed by this year’s featured artist, Craig Legg. Masks created by area artists will be on sale ...

This year’s edition of Fort Lauderdale’s nationally ranked Day of ... and masks, or planning more elaborate costumes. It’s the participation of the public at Day of the Dead that has always ...

(See photos of festival visitors in the gallery at the top of this post.) Day of the Dead masks created by local artists will be sale at the event, for newbies and veterans who want to add to ...

Day of the Dead, the Mexican celebration that honors the memory of the departed, is here. Day of the Dead, also known as the Dia de los Muertos, is often mistakenly called the "Mexican Halloween ...