Day of the Dead

In a part of central Mexico that doesn’t get many tourists, the Museum of Death is cool enough to warrant a side trip. You don’t have to spend much time in central Mexico to realize this country has a strange relationship with death. Dia de los Muertos—Day of the Dead—is a multi-day event in some …

Halloween bleeds into Day of the Dead in Mexico, making for days of ghoulish fun. Preparations start weeks before, then at the end of October, the kids dress up like something scary, with full-on face painting, and go trick-or-treating from store to store. Only in a few Americanized neighborhoods do you go to houses. Instead …

Although today and tonight are the “day” in “Day of the Dead” (Dia de los Muertos), the holiday really goes on for days. Events started last week where I’m living and the stands selling related sweets went up before that. The kids have a four-day break from school. More on the holiday below, but that …

Day of the Dead celebrations are in full swing right now in Mexico. Tomorrow I’ll put up a slideshow with some crazy photos, but first here’s a video of Catrina figures in a fashion show. The Catrina (or Katrina) figure is a key aspect of Dia de los Muertos. It was originally a parody of …