Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos is not "Mexican Halloween." To celebrate, people make an ofrenda (altar) and eat candy sugar skulls (calaveras).

Halloween candy, costumes and ornaments appeared in stores and street markets, where it was displayed next to Day of the Dead material. Jack-o-lantern and spider-web decorations adorned ofrendas ...

The two-day Day of the Dead festival falls closely to Halloween but is observed on a larger scale—Mexicans embrace it as a festive occasion, as does much of Latin America and parts of the U.S.

Tokyo Disney Resort announced dates and details of their annual Disney Halloween event, including the returning Disney Villains parade and Halloween Greeting. For the first time, Tokyo Disney will ...

Day of the Dead is colorful and bright, and you'll often see skull masks or people in full calavera face paint. Meanwhile, Halloween can be a bit scarier and darker, with symbols that include ...

Malta, NY (WRGB) — On October 30, Malta Montessori students in grades one through three embraced a hands-on tradition by crafting calaveras de azúcar, or sugar skulls, as part of their Spanish ...

Unlike Halloween, Day of the Dead is celebrated the two days after. It falls on the Catholic holidays of All Saints and All Souls Day.

Halloween customs are mixing with Day of the Dead traditions throughout Latin America, robbing some graves of their marigold-petal decorations and leaving the dead to spend their night on earth alone.

Coffin races at the Day of the Dead Festival on Oct. 26, 2019, in Denton. Kara Dry/DRC file photo ...

Munich-based Studio 100 Intl. has teamed up with Mexican animation studio Lunch Films to develop animated family feature “Halloween vs Day of the Dead.” The film, which will blend 2D and 3D ...

The Halloween party features trunk-or-treating at decorated trucks, a screening of the movie “If,” costumes and concessions at 5-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Muss Bertolino Stadium.