Étienne's costume is on the shelf in supermarkets across the country. A Day of the Dead costume designed by a young boy has been selected to be made into an outfit to be worn by Halloween revellers.

Halloween—and its associated costume tradition—originates from ... much like the holidays now known as All Saints Day or Day ...

Mexico began celebrating the Day of the Dead on Friday with illuminated skeletons, skulls and sweets to commemorate their ...

Those who first celebrated what we now call “Halloween” probably wouldn’t recognize the holiday today. Still, you can see signs of the day’s somber origins all around at Halloween ...

Skull imagery, costumes and body paint may also play a part - and these have become the iconic Day of the Dead images that have been exported around the world at Halloween time. Catrina figures ...