Oakland Ballet dancers perform an excerpt of Luna Mexicana, a Day of the Dead theme ballet for K-2 students at Yu Ming Charter School in San Leandro, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.

Day of the Dead celebrations look at mortality with prayer and humor. VIEW E-EDITION. 99¢ for 6 mos. ... “It’s like a door that opens where the dead can come in. “For some, ...

Editor's note: This story originally appeared Oct. 31, 2015. Midnight on Halloween night marks the beginning of Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, a day of remembrance in Mexico for the ...

Wheeling High School Students marked the "Day of the Dead" or Dia de los Muertos, by building an ofrenda that fills the school's front foyer. The collaborative effort is put on by about 200 ...