As exhibits, cartoons and films about Day of the Dead proliferated in the United States in recent years, the festivities expanded in Mexico, says Sandoval, a professor at Arizona State University ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The living remember and honor their dearly departed, but with celebration — not sorrow. MEXICO CITY (AP) — During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late ...

[Go here to see Alcaraz’s cartoon ... Day of the Dead feature, which is to be directed by Toy Story 3 helmer Lee Unkrich: “I think it’s wonderful that Pixar is working on a Mexico, cultural ...

On 1 November many people in Mexico will be celebrating ... The figure of La Catrina is also a part of Day of the Dead's history. La Catrina was a cartoon drawing by the illustrator Jose Guadalupe ...

In many years of traveling to Mexico I've often encountered a tall, elegantly attired female skeleton sporting an extravagantly plumed hat — in books, in cartoons ... today's Day of the Dead.

Mattel’s latest Barbie Dia De Muertos, inspired by Mexico’s Day of the Dead tradition ... the imagery has roots in a satirical cartoon by Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada, who ...

By Oscar Lopez MEXICO CITY — Day of the Dead, or Día de Muertos, is one of the most important celebrations in Mexico, with roots dating back thousands of years, long before Spanish settlers ...

People participate in the the parade of "Catrinas," in Mexico City, Oct. 22, 2017. The Calavera Catrina, or "Dapper Skeleton," is the most representative image of the Day of the Dead, a indigenous ...

The Day of the Dead in Mexico smells like cempasuchil flowers and copal incense. It has a sweet taste. Sounds and colors abound. There are photos, candles and music all over. The hands of artisans ...

The Day of the Dead combines the ancient Aztec custom of celebrating ancestors with All Souls’ Day, a holiday that Spanish invaders brought to Mexico starting in the early 1500s. The holiday ...