Xochipilli the Aztec god of flowers, ecstasy, and sacred plants.

In the pantheon of Mexico's pre-Hispanic gods, most Aztec deities are depicted as brutal, blood-thirsty beings only appeased by human sacrifices. But Mexico's Templo Mayor museum on Friday put on ...

When Cortés and his conquistadors overran the Aztec empire in 1520, they found “a society unlike any they had encountered hitherto,” said Emily Sharpe in The Art Newspaper. The natives of the region ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico’s famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed.

(The Conversation) — While Halloween has its origins in Christian tradition, Day of the Dead is a mix of a thriving indigenous culture and the religion of its 16th-century conquerers. (The ...