The Calavera Catrina is now one of the most-widely used symbols for Day of the Dead celebrations. Before etching the Calavera Catrina, Posada etched skulls or calaveras that were used in ...

[AP Photo] "It's like sculpting" a work of art, said Torres ... or their horns," he said. Day of the Dead is one of Mexico's great visual spectacles - and a celebration of cultural syncretism.

However, the unity of life and death continues to be the dominant theme of the art, tradition, and rituals of the annual celebration.” Here’s when the Day of the Dead is, how people celebrate ...