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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.
Oct 26, 2023 · 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. Its image has been used in various forms of art and design and is now a distinctive and recognizable element of this festivity.
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 4, 2013 · It's life and death all at once. Since the empire days of the Aztecs, to the current growing pains of a developing country, Mexicans are no strangers to loss, tragedy and hurt. However, they know it is fleeting in the larger picture, yet forever remains etched in time. The calavera remains.
Oct 28, 2016 · The film contains references to Mexican cultural iconography such as the Day of the Dead, the day on November 1st when Mexican friends and families remember their loved ones to keep them alive in their hearts, and La Santa Muerte, the goddess of the death.
Oct 21, 2020 · Santa Muerte is a Mexican folk saint who personifies death in the form of a female skeleton. Whether as a gold medallion, or statuette, or votive candle she is typically depicted as a Grim...
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Nov 2, 2019 · Some of his figures were almost recognizable as real people based on the details of his work. La Calavera Catrina represents a person who was ashamed of her indigenous origins and dressed...
