From the essential "Book of the Dead" to the intriguing golden tongues ... behind these ancient practices and what they reveal about Egyptian beliefs, culture, and their profound understanding ...

The Day of the Dead (known as Día de los Muertos) is an annual holiday that remembers friends and family who have passed away with floral offerings, skeleton costumes and makeup, masks and altars.

Day of the Dead, the Mexican celebration that honors the memory of the departed, is here. Day of the Dead, also known as the Dia de los Muertos, is often mistakenly called the "Mexican Halloween ...

"The tradition is really about honoring and having a deep reverence for the departed," said Marchi, who wrote the Day of the Dead book. "If you don't remember them, then they're truly dead." ...

In late October, or so the tradition says, the souls of loved ones return from the afterlife to celebrate and spend time with living relatives on Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead ...

Barely anyone speaks – there is virtual silence apart from the sounds of passing vehicles and the wind whipping through flags and photographs commemorating the dead in a war that started 1,000 ...

Munich-based Studio 100 Intl. has teamed up with Mexican animation studio Lunch Films to develop animated family feature “Halloween vs Day of the Dead.” The film, which will blend 2D and 3D ...

Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — is a revered annual celebration in Mexico and many parts of the United States. The traditional holiday honors deceased loved ones. In recent years ...

Each year, Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration that takes place in Mexico and Latin American communities. It dates back more than 3,000 years when the Aztecs and other ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a two-day celebration that is meant to reunite the living and the dead, and is often viewed as a celebration of life for loved ones who have passed away.