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The Skeleton Queen: How La Catrina Became the Icon of Day of the Dead
La Catrina, also known as La Calavera Catrina, is one of Mexico’s most iconic symbols of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) ...
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Mexico's skeleton parade celebrates the dead
the name given to an elegant skeletal figure popular in Mexican culture. The event, held in the run-up to the Day of the Dead celebrations on 1 and 2 November, is aimed at all ages and whole ...
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Celebrate the Day of the Dead from Home with Music, Butterfly Science, Cultural Presentations, and Family Activities
Created around 1910, José Posada's woodcut of the elegant skeleton la Catrina (detail, right) continues to animate celebrations of the Day of the Dead. Iliana Montoya (Coahuiltecan/Saginaw ...