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Dec 14, 2023 · The uniquely Mexican calaveras are also based in the Mexican Indigenous tradition and belief system that death is a companion ever-present in a person’s life. Life is but a borrowed moment in time, for we all start our journey to the end of life from the moment we are born.
Oct 26, 2023 · The Day of the Dead, a deeply rooted celebration in Mexican culture, is a colorful and lively commemoration that honors and remembers deceased loved ones. One of the most recognized icons of this celebration is La Catrina, an elegantly dressed skeletal div that symbolizes death as an intrinsic part of life and culture.
Oct 21, 2020 · Santa Muerte (Saint Death) and la Catrina Calavera (the Skeleton Dame) engage not only millions of North and South Americans but also many Europeans in rituals that reconnect us with our own...
Oct 27, 2013 · Halloween and the Mexican death trinity of Day of the Dead, Catrina Calavera (Skeleton Dame), and Santa Muerte (Saint Death) engage millions of South and North Americans in rituals that reconnect us with our own mortality.
Oct 27, 2014 · Here are some interpretations of La Calavera Catrina by Mexican artists: 1. Catrinas by Juan Torres. This exceptional and highly prestigious painter and sculptor, born in Michoacan, has always been fascinated by Death. Death is a constant in his work, it appears everywhere in the shape of symbolisms or skeletons and skulls.
Day of the Dead celebration in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy of Andrew Rollinger, CC via Flickr. Today, the figure of Catrina, also sometimes called “La Muerte,” appears in sculpture, drawing, painting, and mixed media.
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Oct 8, 2022 · Many people around the world recognize her from Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico: La Calavera Catrina. She might grace a family ofrenda, stand as a ceramic doll in a shop window, or appear in a painted face in a Día de Muertos parade. But where did come from, and what does she mean to Mexican culture?
