Day of the Dead
Photos of the Week: Day of the Dead; Maine shootings
By Kit Doyle — November 3, 2023
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Day of the Dead and related commemorations, shooting reactions in Lewiston, Maine, and more.
Welcome to Mexican “muerteadas,” a traditional parade to portray how death can be as joyful as life
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — November 3, 2023
SAN AGUSTÍN ETLA, México (AP) — The staging of muerteadas is humorous for participants and spectators alike.
With flowers, altars and candles, Mexicans are honoring deceased relatives on the Day of the Dead
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — November 2, 2023
SANTA MARÍA ATZOMPA, México (AP) — On this date, Oaxacans don’t honor death but rather their ancestors, said the local secretary of culture, Victor Cata.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival on National Mall explores often-unfamiliar spirituality
By Adelle M. Banks — June 30, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The lead curator of the 'Creative Encounters' program hopes it will give the public a chance to 'pull back the curtain' on spiritual practices.
In Mexico, Day of the Dead is actually a celebration of life
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — October 31, 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The living remember and honor their dearly departed, but with celebration — not sorrow.
A modern witch celebrates the cycle of life and death at the confluence of cultures
By Heather Greene — October 28, 2022
(RNS) — This time of year, a bruja, or witch, practices central Mexican Indigenous rituals and modern pagan ones, both honoring the Earth and “us as individuals as part of nature.” But the holidays of the Day of the Dead and Samhain are not the same.
Afghan crisis and pandemic make for another somber Día de los Muertos
By Alejandra Molina — October 29, 2021
(RNS) — With the ongoing pandemic, Día de los Muertos events, although not as restricted as in 2020, will continue to look a little different this year.
How commercialization over the centuries transformed the Day of the Dead
By Mathew Sandoval — October 27, 2021
(The Conversation) — A Mexican-American scholar writes that in the 1700s, Day of the Dead generated the largest annual market in Mexico City.
For many who lost loved ones to COVID-19, this Day of the Dead will be a time of healing
By Alejandra Molina — October 29, 2020
(RNS) — As COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted U.S. Latinos, many will be celebrating the virus’ victims on Day of the Dead altars.
Day of the Dead: From Aztec goddess worship to modern Mexican celebration
By Kirby Farah — October 28, 2019
(The Conversation) — While Halloween has its origins in Christian tradition, Day of the Dead is a mix of a thriving indigenous culture and the religion of its 16th-century conquerers.
Death is a way of life as Mexico celebrates Day of the Dead
By Irving Cabrera Torres — November 2, 2018
SAN ANDRÉS MIXQUIC, Mexico (RNS) — In Mexican families, the remembrance of loved ones is so frequent and natural that it can seem as if the deceased has never died.
Photos of the Week
By Kit Doyle — October 26, 2018
This week’s gallery includes disappearing Moroccan tattoos, Catholic clergy abuse protests in Pennsylvania, and more.
Photos of the Week: 11/03 – 11/09
By Shane Epping — November 11, 2017
(RNS) — This week's picks for our weekly gallery of religion photos from around the world.
‘The Story of God’ shares Morgan Freeman’s questions of faith
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 31, 2016
(RNS) Who is God? Where do we come from? These are questions that led actor Morgan Freeman on a personal journey around the world.
Ken as crucified Jesus, Barbie as Virgin Mary? Unorthodox art
By Kamilia Lahrichi — October 26, 2015
BUENOS AIRES — An art exhibit featuring 33 Barbie and Ken dolls as religious figures — including a crucified Jesus Christ — is sparking controversy in this Argentine capital and worldwide a year after the same event was canceled over death and other threats.
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