Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, which happens this weekend, is celebrated in communities across the U.S. The primarily Mexican holiday is rooted in the belief that the veil between the mortal ...

The Invisible Parade is a new children’s book by San Antonio-based illustrator John Picacio and LA-based Leigh Bardugo. Credit: Courtesy Photo / John Picacio The new children’s book The Invisible ...

Featured authors include Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author and host of the Happier podcast, former Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House, and food and spirits writer Susan Reigler with ...

Picture book The Invisible Parade is co-written by San Antonio’s John Picacio with best-selling author Leigh Bardugo. It also features artwork by Picacio. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Little, Brown San ...

Los Angeles author and artist Rhode Montijo’s newest picture book takes readers on another (mis)adventure through the Día de los Muertos-inspired land of Skeletown. Two words, big mischief: Part of ...

The most important thing to remember on Día de los Muertos is that it’s not Halloween and it shouldn’t be scary: “We’re ...

Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is hosting a Día de los Muertos program Oct. 28 to honor the lives of departed ancestors and loved ones. Attendees can create a sand painting with stencils, ...

Liseth Chamagua and her son, Liam Arce, thank a group of Catrines and a Catrina for taking a photo with them at the Día de los Muertos celebration in Redwood City on Nov. 5, 2023. Photo by Magali ...

Many Latinos regularly declare: “Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween.” The declaration is increasingly repeated by non-Latinos too. Drawing a clear line between the two holidays is a ...

Some Bay Area Día de los Muertos events face uncertainty in 2025, with cancellations and scaled-back celebrations amid ...

Looking for something to do in Laredo this week? From the unexpected to the offbeat, here are a few happenings you might want to check out.

Day of the Dead is traditionally an intimate family affair, observed with home altars — ofrendas — and visits to the cemetery ...