Our textbooks mainly teach us about how this dynamic civilization was the precursor to modern-day Mexico and what became of the Aztecs during and after European colonization.

The bones, skulls and skeletons that are so iconic of Day of the Dead are fundamentally indigenous, too. Many Aztecs gods were depicted as skeletal. Other deities wore bones as clothing or jewelry.

The bottom line is that Día de los Muertos and its associated imagery, skulls and skeletons have become trendy and a prime opportunity ... Day of the Dead brings together the annual feasts for the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ezekiel Stear, Auburn University (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, five hours west of ...