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How the skull became the iconic symbol of Day of the Dead
On display were his calaveras, the satirical skull and skeleton illustrations he made for Day of the Dead, which he printed on cheap, single-sheet newspapers known as broadsides. One specific ...
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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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What is the Day of the Dead holiday? An illustrated guide
In 1910, La Calavera Catrina, meaning "elegant skull," was featured as a skeletal figure in a fancy dress and became one of the many prominent symbols of the Day of the Dead. Her figure was ...
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Archaeologists Are Bewildered by a Skeleton Made From the Bones of at Least Eight People Who Died Thousands of Years Apart
Researchers performed DNA testing on the bones ... day France and Belgium. Still, the skeleton isn’t completely out of place in the Roman cemetery. According to genetic analysis, its skull ...
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Skeleton marching bands and dancers in butterfly skirts join in Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade
There were marching bands disguised as skeletons and dancers with skull ... Day of the Dead.In a nod to social change, there was a contingent of drag performers costumed as "Catrinas," skeletal ...
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Skeleton marching bands and dancers in butterfly skirts join in Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade
It's the flower of day of the dead ... with skull face paint performing in Indigenous costumes. The smell of traditional resinous copal incense hung heavy over the parade.A skeleton drum group ...