MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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.

Your Day of the Dead Altar can be an amazing way ... Their fragrance, combined with the sweet scent of copal incense, fills the air, creating a mesmerizing atmosphere. This incense is believed ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is one of Mexico’s ... the festival reflect this life-affirming philosophy. 13. Copal Incense Is Used to Guide Spirits Copal incense, made from tree ...

The smoke from copal incense, made from tree resin, transmits praise and prayers and purifies the area around the altar. (Here's how marigolds became iconic symbols of the Day of the Dead.) ...

Celebrations for Day of the Dead typically begin on Oct. 28 ... too, as well as copal, a kind of incense to cleanse the space. The most important flower is the marigold, though its meaning ...

These are representations of a popular celebration in Mexico and other parts of Latin America called Day of the Dead ... them back home. Incense (incienso): Made of copal, which is pine resin ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The earthy smoke of Mexican copal incense wafts around the entrance ... good ones for Día de Oakwood, a major Day of the Dead art installation and festival here, said Peter ...

The giant Día de Los Muertos papier-mâché figures, called mojigangas, will unite as part of a Day of the Dead vigil ... ofrendas covered in marigolds, copal incense and edible offerings such ...

Day of the Dead, the Mexican celebration that honors the memory of the departed, is here. Day of the Dead, also known as the Dia de los Muertos, is often mistakenly called the "Mexican Halloween ...