It may sound like a solemn affair, but the Day of the Dead – which blends indigenous and Catholic ritual – is a convivial ...

The Aztec civilization may have peaked more than 500 years ago, but all the Aztec gods and goddesses remain culturally significant even today. Once central to the Aztec religion, these deities ...

bearing the mesmerizingly horrific likeness of the earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli (pronounced tlal-TEK-tli)—the symbol of the Aztec life and death cycle, squatting to give birth while drinking her ...

Chalchiuhtlicue, which means “She Who Wears a Jade Skirt,” was the Aztec goddess of rivers, lakes, and freshwater. She was also associated with infants and children. Naming rituals presided ...

When is the Mexican holiday and how is it celebrated? - Vibrant celebrations for Día de los Muertos will start soon ...

Archaeologists have excavated more sections of an extraordinary Aztec tower of human skulls ... gifts for the gods or even personifications of deities themselves." ...

“We encourage anyone from any background to utilize [Día de los Muertos] as an opportunity to remember a loved one. We ...

Goddess worship is one of the longest standing religious traditions in Hinduism. Arthur Basham, a well-known historian of India wrote: The theme of shakti perhaps grew out of a conflict and eventual ...

A ceremonial dance group from Chicago versed in Aztec tradition will perform a ritual, and singer Alejandra Robles will ...

Titled Wrath of the Triple Goddess, the new book is a follow-up to last year's The Chalice of the Gods, which came 14 years after the last book in the original series. Wrath of the Triple Goddess ...