The ball is said to represent one's skull while each side of the cross represents an Aztec god — Quetzalcóatl, Xipe Tótec, Tláloc, and Tezcatlipoca — given that the origins of the holiday can be ...

A ubiquitous Mesoamerican deity occupying space in both the Aztec and Mayan pantheons ... serpent iconography on everything from pottery to friezes to stelae, the symbol would seem to suggest an ...

“In this celebration of the Day of the Dead, death does not represent an absence but a living presence; death is a symbol of ...

Cempasúchil, Day of the Dead's iconic flower, adorns altars to deceased loved ones. Its uses stretch back to pre-Hispanic ...

Your Day of the Dead Altar can be an amazing way to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos this Fall. Honor your relatives with this ...

Karwa Chauth is evolving beyond traditional gender roles, with both husbands and wives now fasting and performing rituals for each other's well-being. This mutual observance helps to break ...

Now, it is more than just a ritual that reinforced traditional gender roles; it is becoming a symbol of love and respect that a wife and husband embrace for each other’s longevity. On Sunday ...

By Chris Huntington In celebration of Modern Love’s 20th anniversary this month, we published a special package of articles about the column’s history and impact. To learn about the origin of ...

Called Fuego Nuevo, it’s a unique piece from Louis Moinet that features a dial made from meteorite with a laser-etched replica of the Aztec Sun ... but also as a great symbol of life’s eternal ...