Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico’s famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed.

Carved from wood more than five centuries ago, a small skull faced mask held today at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore ...

As its name suggests, an Aztec death whistle can make a most dreadful sound. But the effect depends on how it's played, explains musicologist and archaeologist Arnd Adje Both of the Free University of ...

As the Aztec death god and Lord of the Underworld, Mictlantecuhtli (aka Mictlan) governed cosmic balance by ensuring every life cycle culminated in death. Fun Fact: Xoloitzcuintle Mexican hairless ...

5. Coatlicue: The Aztec Mother Goddess (Most Important Aztec Goddess) The most important Aztec goddess, Coatlicue (kwah·tlee·kway) was the Aztec earth mother, progenitor of gods and the embodiment of ...

Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico’s famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed. The nationwide festivities, which include a massive parade in Mexico ...