Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a two-day holiday in November that originated in Mexico but is celebrated in many other places as well. This holiday is about honoring those who have passed rather than focusing on death and sorrow. Placing a decorated sugar skull, also called a calavera, that represents a departed soul on an ofrenda is just one tradition that accompanies this Día de los Muertos. Sometimes these skulls are decorated with the name of a person or other brightly colored de