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What Day of the Dead Symbols Really Mean—Prepare to Be Surprised!

Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a vibrant Mexican celebration that honors and remembers departed loved ones. This centuries-old tradition combines indigenous beliefs with Catholic ...

Central Valley couple's colorful Day of the Dead dresses are a local hit. See their work

Leticia Valencia embodies La Catrina de Visalia, creating dresses that celebrate Day of the Dead traditions across the Central Valley.
Yahoo

The Day of the Dead’s ancient traditions live on in this small Mexican town

Tomás Jiménez cleans and decorates his father's tomb. - CNN The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds. Ángel Jiménez ...
NBC New York

Mexican Americans balance tradition and modernity in Day of the Dead celebrations

This weekend, Mexican American families across the U.S. will gather to honor their ancestors with altars, marigolds and sugar skulls on Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead. In recent years, the ...
Chicago Tribune

This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk.

MEXICO CITY — Lucia Ortíz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico. Here, ...
KSHB Kansas City

Mexican Chiefs fans pay tribute to the red kingdom through Day of the Dead celebration

KSHB 41 anchor/reporter Daniela Leon covers transportation-related issues in Kansas City. Share your story idea with Daniela. In the heart of Mexico City, hundreds of Mexican fans of all ages waited ...