No, Day of the Dead is not ‘Mexican Halloween.’ But it is like All Souls Day. A guide to traditions
El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a day of celebration that began in Mexico and Central America and ...
History TV2y
Día de Muertos: The history of Day of the Dead
Other historians argue that Day of the Dead is revivalist, in so far as it’s based on an Aztec belief system, created by President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (1895 to 1970) to promote Mexican Nationalism ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency1mon
When you’re a Mexican Jew, Halloween and Day of the Dead are complicated
How could I simultaneously use this day — when the veil between the living and dead is at its most thin, when my Mexican ancestors might be ready to connect with me — when I was also Jewish ...
Mexico News Daily29d
Mark your calendar: Here are all the 2025 Mexican public holidays
Is Day of the Dead a holiday in Mexico? Depends on whose calendar you go by. Read our rundown to find out more. (Marco Ortiz-MOF/Shutterstock) 2025 is already upon us, and if you haven’t already ...
Associated Press3mon
Day of the Dead approaches as cyclists ride through Mexico City as ghosts, skeletons and Catrinas
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hundreds of cyclists dressed as ghosts, skeletons and Catrinas streamed down one of Mexico City’s main ...