Day of the Dead

(Newser) - The mayor of Uruapan, a city in Mexico's violence-ridden Michoacan state, was fatally shot during a public event on Saturday, according to authorities. The national public security agency reported that two suspects were detained after the attack on Carlos Manzo, and an assailant was also killed at the scene....

(Newser) - Mexico returned Sunday to mass commemorations of the Day of the Dead, after traditional visits to graveyards were prohibited last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the one-year hiatus showed how the tradition itself refuses to die: Most families still celebrated with home altars to deceased loved ones, and...

(Newser) - Disney isn't winning points for cultural sensitivity this month after trying to trademark the phrase "Dia de los Muertos," reports the Arizona Republic . The company is working on a film inspired by the centuries-old Mexican holiday, which translates to "Day of the Dead" and celebrates the...