The Day of the Dead Mexico Calavera is Spanish for "skull" and in Mexico, it has a much deeper meaning. There is a long tradition of art depicting skeletons in Mexico. Calaveras means skulls and by extension of course skeletons. Dia De Los Muertos is not celebrated on Halloween and it is not tied to this now secular day of trick or treating.
DÃa de los Muertos acknowledges the symbiotic relationship between life and death. El dÃa de Los Muertos is celebrated on November 1st and November 2nd, in which the spirits of the dead are believed to return home and spend time with their relatives on these two days.
The elegant skull has become a festive symbol of the Dia de los Muertos - but its original inception was a statement of more than just the inevitability of death. A La Catrina Calavera is a ubiquitous image during Day of the Dead - in costumes, food, paintings and dolls, like this one.
Miniature skulls are seen decorated on an altar during the 14th annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, November 2, 2013.
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