Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is often confused as the Mexican ... Family members clean and decorate the gravesites of loved ones with skulls, garlands, candles and marigold flowers.

Many people dress up like La Catrina on Day of the Dead, and eat sugar skulls. People celebrate Day of the Dead in lots of different ways. Many people set up a candlelit altar in their homes ...

Skull imagery, costumes and body paint may also play a part - and these have become the iconic Day of the Dead images that have been exported around the world at Halloween time. Catrina figures ...

Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a pre-Hispanic tradition in ... flowers, personal items, skulls made out of sugar, paper mache skeletons and sweets. The celebrations on Tuesday and ...

Bolivians celebrated the Day of Skulls over the weekend, a colorful tradition rooted in ancient indigenous beliefs that is meant to bring good fortune and protection by honoring the dead. Known as ...