Sugar skulls, also called calaveritas de azúcar (or calaveritas, for short), are literally skulls made from sugar. They’re found in Mexico and Mexican households for the Day of the Dead, or Día de los ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Sugar skulls have become one of the most iconic parts of Día de Los Muertos traditions. The sweet creations are decorated beautifully and placed on ofrendas, or Day of the Dead ...

This is a guest post written by Yvonne Condes, originally published in 2014. Every year that my boys were in elementary school, we would make sugar skulls for Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) for ...

Decorating the sugar skulls is one of the kids’ favorite activities in the household of Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack. Her kids like to draw on them with royal icing, adding their ...

As Mexican families prepare for Day of the Dead celebrations, altars are set up to welcome back loved ones under the belief that they return home for one night each Nov. 2 MEXICO CITY -- Marigolds?

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Marigolds? Check. Candles? Check. And of course, sugar skulls — the final touch on altars honoring deceased loved ones during Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Just like the traditional “ ...