Por Dana Lovallo The History/ La historia 500+ years ago, los españoles landed in Mexico and witnessed an absurd ritual The native Aztecs.
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Por Dana Lovallo
The History/
La historia
500+ years ago, los españoles landed in
Mexico and witnessed an absurd ritual
The native Aztecs were playing with skulls
and dancing around
There skulls were used to honor the dead
during a month-long ritual
La muerte isn’t a bad thing – we should
celebrate those who have passed!
Used to celebrate for the month of August
Spaniards changed it to All Saint’s Day =
November 1st and 2nd
Today, Mexicans and other
people around the world
build altars to remember the
dead and decorate them
with photos and more!
Families visit graves of loved
ones and decorate them
with flores, comida, juguetes
y más
› They have a picnic next to
the grave and celebrate
It is a big celebration!! // Es
una gran celebración
My sister went to
Morelia, Mexico
during the
celebrations
› Mi hermana fue a
Morelia, México
durante las
celebraciones
Mi hermana al
lado de unos
esqueletos
In Mexico, los
esqueletos
aren’t supposed
to be scary!
› They are happy
and playful
They are used to
remember el
pasado in a
celebratory way
In 1913, José Guadalupe
Posada made a famous
etching out of zinc
› He called it “La Calavera
Catrina”, which means “The
Elegant Skull”
“Catrín” means elegant
Ever since, beautiful
skeletons have been
replicated!
“Sueños de una tarde dominical en la Alameda
Central/Dreams of a Sunday afternoon on the main
boulevard”– Diego Rivera, Mexico
“Día de los muertos”
Los españoles
La muerte
Las flores
La comida
Los juguetes
El esqueleto
La calavera
Catrín
Celebración
Most photos were taken by my sister and I
http://lacathrine.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/diego-rivera/
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http://www.educ.msu.edu/teachglobal/Americas/module3.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Calavera_Catrina
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-history.html