Higher Ground
How Mexico’s Day of the Dead turns skulls into joyful sugar treats
Marigolds? Check. Candles? Check. And of course, sugar skulls - the final touch on altars honoring deceased loved ones during Mexico’s Day of the Dead.
Halloween and a declining Christian tradition coexist on All Saints’ Day in Spain
Skeletons, ghosts, and monsters of all kinds took to the streets of many cities in Spain at nightfall to celebrate Halloween. The next morning, an older generation flocked to the country’s cemeteries to remember their dead.
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