Elegant Skull - Day of the Dead
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Elegant Skull - Day of the Dead
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
Description
An Elegant Skull for el Dia de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead, decorates the front of a store in Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday where the souls of your deceased relatives can return to celebrate a brief reunion. According to tradition, at midnight the gates of heaven open, allowing the spirits of the dead to rejoin their families for 24 hours. In the United States, we mistakenly believe this is the Mexican version of Halloween, but it actually coincides with the religious holiday, All Souls Day, on November 2.
Symbols and decorations related to el Dia de Los Muertos are skeletons and skulls. What we sometimes call the Corpse Bride was made famous by the cartoonist Jose Guadalupe Posada in 1910. He featured a female skeleton wearing makeup and dressed in fancy clothing. He intended it to be a statement about Mexicans adopting European fashions over their heritage. Today, La Calavera Catrina, the Elegant Skull, has been adopted as the most recognized Day of the Dead icon.
Copyright 2021 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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October 14th, 2021
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