What are they celebrating?

What are they celebrating?

Skeletons (calacas) dressed up for Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico (© Amelia Fuentes Marin/Getty Images)

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Today in History

Nov 1, 2023Haut-Barr Castle, Vosges
Nov 1, 2024Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Nov 1, 2025Bison grazingin Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

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Jun 13, 2025Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Jan 2, 2026Aerial view of Venice, Italy
Jul 22, 2026Coral Reef Awareness Week
Apr 23, 2024World Book Day
Dec 16, 2024Salzburg, Austria
Nov 19, 2025Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
Aug 16, 2026Ross Errilly Friary, County Galway, Ireland
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
Angry bird, doting dad
An iridescent view
Aug 29, 2026Aerial view of surfers, Santa Catarina, Brazil
The other great barrier reef
Nov 11, 2025Externsteine in the Teutoburg Forest, Germany
Oct 20, 2023Pygmy three-toed sloth baby, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama
May 20, 2025World Bee Day
Jul 1, 2024Fisgard Lighthouse, British Columbia, Canada
What are these unique creatures?
Sep 26, 2023Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
A 50-year balancing act
A place where Buddha attained enlightenment
Feb 21, 2024Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
Jan 21, 2025Eurasian red squirrel
Which bird wore it best?
Wind powered ice racing
Sep 27, 2023Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
May 3, 2026International Leopard Day
Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
Mar 24, 2026Cherry blossoms at East Lake Cherry Blossom Park, Wuhan, China
When just a pinch of salt won’t do