It should go without saying: Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is not a Mexican version ... Today, Mexicans from all religious and ethnic backgrounds celebrate Día de los Muertos—but ...

The graves were decorated with ofrendas — personal belongings, old photos and favorite foods placed on makeshift altars to mark the traditional Day of the Dead. Many people carried oversized ...

Those who celebrate the Day of the Dead holiday ... many believe allows the dead to return from the spirit world to feast and dance with their loved ones. The portraits of the loved ones are ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, honors that sacred cycle by venerating the dead and celebrating their annual return to the world of the living. Paola Morrongiello/NYPOST In life ...

The print is full of designs important to the day. "In the background and the top, you have marigolds; that is supposed to be the flower of the dead," Estrada said. "And then we have the monarch ...

The Mexican Day of the Dead festival is a time where revellers are encouraged to pray for lost loved ones, to help them through their journey in the afterlife DAY of the Dead celebrations began ...

Although Day of the Dead is predominantly associated with Mexico, other countries, even those outside Latin America, also celebrate their own versions of the holiday. In the Philippines ...

While Day of the Dead originated and is most strongly identified ... Monday, Nov. 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the National Portrait Gallery will celebrate Día de los Muertos with an outdoor ...