Making a Day of the Dead Altar is a wonderful way to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos this fall. It is a real Mexican tradition ...

Paola Briseño-Gonzalez arranges the ofrenda in her home, honoring loved ones for Dia de Muertos with marigolds, cresta de gallo flowers, fruit, candles, mezcal and cherished photos of family and ...

Día de los Muertos was originally a way for ancient Mesoamerican Indigenous groups, like the Aztecs and other Nahua people who lived in what is now central Mexico, to collectively honor their dead ...

It wasn’t until I moved to Los Angeles and saw people from all over Mexico honoring their dead that I built my first Día de Muertos altar 13 years ago. Now, it is an annual rite I practice every Nov.