In the past, participants and dancers used careteas, or masks, to scare the dead away at the end of the festivities. But in modern-day celebrations, people paint their faces to look like skulls ...

The Mexican holiday, also known as Day of the Dead, extends over the first two ... drink and eat together as if it were a party. Women usually paint their faces, wear elegant dresses and hats ...

The Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, 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 ...

Carlos Jasso /Reuters People have their faces painted in the style of Mexico's iconic "Catrina," as they prepare to march in the Grand Procession of the Catrinas, part of upcoming Day of the Dead ...

Residents with painted faces and holding candles participate in El Paseo de Las Almas, The Walk of Souls, during a Day of the Dead festival in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico on October 28, 2016.

It should go without saying: Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is not a Mexican version ... People of all ages have their faces artfully painted to resemble skulls, donning fancy suits ...

Ayala-Antonsen has painted thousands of faces for Day of the Dead. She offers these tips on how you to paint your face at home. Día de los Muertos face painting is typically modeled after La ...

The major feature of Day of the Dead decorations is skeletons or calacas and skeleton body paint during the celebrations. The theme of the two days might be death, but the point is to demonstrate ...

You spot a celebrity in a beautiful, intricate Día de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead) get-up, their face painted with decorated skulls in the style of La Catrina. Then, you read the comments.

Thousands of people converged over the weekend for the Day of the Dead celebration at the massive ... Many wore elaborate face paint made to look like skeletons, and many dressed up as "La Catrina ...

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 ...