What originally started as a way to mock European beauty standards, painting our faces on Día de Muertos soon became a way to honor late family members. The tradition — not to be confused with ...

Yvonne Wright wanted her sugar skull to look like a catrin, a Mexican gentleman. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "I really wanted my skull to represent my grandpa this ...

Día de los Muertos face painting is typically modeled after La Catrina or Catrin, which is an elegant version of a skull. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Painting your ...

and a Tzompantli art installation featuring 30 hand-painted skulls were also featured as part of the celebration. The event was capped off by a Catrin and Catrina costume contest children's art ...

For Contreras, though, there is no contradiction at all in his "El Catrin Muerto" alter ego. A cross painted on his forehead connects him to his faith, and the imagery of the skull itself for him ...

She's an elegantly dressed skeleton that has inspired many men and women to put on skull makeup and imitate her during the Mexican holiday. RELATED: List of Bay Area events to celebrate Día de ...

Her other hand rests easily on a skull - the reminder of death ... The subject of the painting is Catrin of Berain - or Katheryn to her English friends. For centuries the portrait hung in family ...

As I made my way through the crowd, the edible merchandise was soon superseded by plastic skeletons hanging from the ceiling, skull-shaped cake molds, and bolts of fabric covered with yet more ...