Why is it that we make offerings to the dead and what is the symbolism behind them? Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Here is your guide to the history ...

“During contemporary Day of the Dead festivities, people commonly wear skull masks and eat sugar candy molded into the shape of skulls,” History.com says. “The pan de ánimas of All Souls ...

Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is often confused as the Mexican Halloween because of its use of skeletons and when the holiday is celebrated: Nov. 1 to Nov. 2 It's actually an Aztec ...

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, This lady is dressed as La Catrina The figure of La Catrina is also a part of Day of the Dead's history. La Catrina was a cartoon drawing by the ...