About 6,200 years ago, in a village on the northern rim of the Persian Gulf, a young woman died after being struck on the head. She was probably younger than 20.

In an unmarked cemetery in northern Poland, a young woman was laid to rest centuries ago in a manner both unique and grim: ...

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Crafts don't have to cost a lot. Visit the dollar store to pick up plastic skulls to transform. I picked up several of these and used them for all kinds of decorations and gifts. - Plastic skulls ...

Here are some of the ofrendas used and why: Skeletons are the most iconic representations of the Day of the Dead. People dress up in ornate costumes with skull faces today. A playful ...

This festive project, marking Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), allows students to celebrate Hispanic culture by decorating colorful sugar skulls, which symbolize the sweetness of life and ...

One of the most iconic Day of the Dead symbols, La Calavera Catrina, an elegant skull, was created by satirical cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada in 1910. The illustration depicted a skeleton ...

But are you familiar with the various parts of an ofrenda, the traditional altar, or the significance of sugar skulls on Dia de los Muertos? The Day of the Dead is celebrated mostly in Mexico and ...

Over time, taking cues from the “mascaradas” – the large, papier-mâché heads of Spanish processions and festivals – Day of the Dead began featuring enormous, colorful skulls parading ...

“During contemporary Day of the Dead festivities, people commonly wear skull masks and eat sugar candy molded into the shape of skulls,” History.com says. “The pan de ánimas of All Souls ...