Illuminate the altar with candles (preferably white ... Accompany with Mexican hot chocolate to get through the chilly night.

ALL OVER TOWN: Where to celebrate Day of the Dead in San Antonio This Friday, young and old will place offerings on an 11-foot-tall pyramid, one of several altars at the event. Food and water will ...

Now, Hollywood Forever remains the largest and most significant Day of the Dead event in the U.S.” “Each year, we honor different aspects of Mexican culture, often dedicating altars to ...

St. Joseph’s altars are being set up across the Greater New Orleans region honoring Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed ...

continues to animate celebrations of the Day of the Dead. Iliana Montoya (Coahuiltecan/Saginaw Chippewa) observes the holiday in Michigan by dressing up, building altars, and sharing dinners with ...

Traditionally, Mexicans build Day of the Dead altars in their homes and outside, where they place pictures of the dead and items they enjoyed in life. In Kahlo's “Blue House,” which is now a ...

An ofrenda is an altar decorated with offerings to the dead like marigolds, food, photos of the deceased, sugar skulls, and Pan de Muerto (day of the dead bread). Participating businesses with ...

or Day of the Dead. But after hosting an event celebrating the festival, they got a deeper understanding of the annual holiday which changed their perspective on death. From the colourful altar ...