From pan de muerto to satirical poetry, here's how one San Antonio teacher incorporates Dia de los Muertos in her lessons.

"Parts of our traditions kind of fall along the way if they’re not kept up," says Veronica Sanchez-Saenz, a teacher at Irving ...

Why now: Día de los Muertos is a time when people celebrate and remember dead family members, close friends, pets and even strangers.

Across California, Día de los Muertos events unite families in honoring the dead through art, tradition and the enduring ...

Despite a handful of popular Día de los Muertos events facing cancellation due to community fears surrounding ICE operations, many annual celebrations throughout Southern California will continue to ...

San Pedro’s annual Dia de los Muertos festivities are set to go on this weekend, despite concerns about federal immigration agents being present. The Day of the Day event, a culturally significant ...

Decorating the sugar skulls is one of the kids’ favorite activities in the household of Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack. Her kids like to draw on them with royal icing, adding their ...

The world around her is moving fast, but Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack knows how to slow down. She uses food as a conduit to connection. Two days each year, she whips up her favorites for one person in ...

Day of the Dead is traditionally an intimate family affair, observed with home altars — ofrendas — and visits to the cemetery to decorate graves with flowers.

Image Credit: Photo Credit: [email protected] / Depositphotos.com. Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, isn't your run-of-the-mill holiday. Forget the spooky ghosts and ghouls of ...