It’s not true that the dead don’t care about good things in life. Old cultures thought those who passed desired gifts and company as much as m…
This is the second section of the mural Mexico-born Jesus Nunez painted for El Colibri Restaurant and Deli in Salinas, representing agricultur…
“Since the idea started growing that our ancestors are coming, our grandparents would teach us that we have to receive them with an offering full of life…”
Many of the traditions of Day of the Dead, the Mexican holiday that celebrates the close proximity of the world of the living to that of the d…
The basic components of an altar or ofrenda represent four elements: water (here, as a glass of water); fire (food or candles); air (papel pic…
Artisana Gallery in Pacific Grove is filled with pottery, jewelry, candles and crafts – and also, during the month of October, a colorful Day …
This weekend a debut event swanks it up at Bernardus Lodge with a smorgasbord of sexy hand-picked and hand-plucked ingredients ranging from sw…
Batman. It's one of those Halloween costumes that defies the ages. My brother was Batman as a kid in the early 80s. My friends' ridiculously c…