Day of the dead News

There will be a "murder" in the Ss. John and Paul cafeteria on Friday and Saturday.

Sacred Heart Church in Myrtletown displays a community altar bringing together the holidays of Dia de los Muertos and All Souls Day.

During their lifetimes, the great Mexican printmakers Manuel Manilla and JG Posada made hundreds of Caleveras showing skeletons working, drinking, dancing and fighting, the finest of which have been published as a collection of postcards by Redstone Press." See some of the book's picture here Order Calaveras: Mexican Prints for the Day of the Dead ...

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More than 500 years ago, when the Spanish Conquistadores arrived in Mexico, they were surprised to see the natives mocking death.

I thought it was really lame how there were more white people with cameras than actual participants at this year's Dia de los Muertos celebration, but this video kinda makes up for it .

Colorful and vibrant works of art, created by Tyler Independent School District middle school students are featured in a special exhibition at the Tyler Museum of Art that will continue through Sunday.

This past weekend the Harbourfront Centre hosted a festival in celebration of the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos or the "Day of the Dead." The Day of the Dead is anything but depressing.

For the first time, St. Philip the Apostle Church in Pasadena erected an altar in observance of the Latino holiday Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Students learned about the Day of the Dead and also honored their favorite saints at an event Tuesday at Sacred Heart School's gymnasium in West Reading.

Mexico came to a standstill to observe the Day of the Dead on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 in connection with All Saints' Day.

For the 6th annual Dia de los Muertos at the Arlington Arts Center, local artist David Amoroso created interactive altars and paintings to honor and remember deceased loved ones.

Angel Ruiz, the former custodian at the Pickleweed Park Community Center, enjoyed drinking coffee and coaching kid's soccer, so an altar honoring him at Saturday's Day of the Dead celebration at the center included a bright yellow soccer uniform and a cup filled with coffee beans.

Wearing white skeleton masks and marigolds in their hair, festival goers descended on Sherman Way for the ninth annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on Sunday.

A celebration at Navy Pier Sunday honored the dearly departed. Dancers performed Sunday afternoon at the 'Dia de Los Muertos,' or 'Day of the Dead,' event.

The cathedral was wired with fireworks and a song about the beauty of this central Mexico city was blaring from the loudspeakers.

Join the traditional Mexican celebration of life and death at the Phinney Neighborhood Association's Dia de los Muertos procession and festival tomorrow, Friday, Nov.

DAY OF THE DEAD: The Day of the Dead celebration took place at Rollins on Oct. 28, 2009.

The jungles of the Mayan Riviera on the Caribbean coast are full of authentic ruins, such as Coba, and living Mayan villages.

Day of the Dead. It sure sounds like a bummer. But "Day of the Dead" or "Dia de los Muertos", is a traditional holiday celebrated in Central America and Mexico to commemorate family members, and loved ones, who have passed away.