Mexican Day of the Dead

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  1. Candy Gal

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    Zen I remembered.

     
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    Zen's mates. ;)​
     
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    5 Facts About Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)

    • It's not the same as Halloween. While Halloween is celebrated Oct. 31, Día de los Muertos is celebrated right after, on Nov. 2. ...
    • It originated in Mexico and Central America. ...
    • It's a celebration of life, not death. ...
    • The ofrenda is a central component. ...
    • Flowers, butterflies and skulls are typically used as symbols.
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    I think it may a reminder to enjoy what we have.
     
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    Those models are beautiful.
     
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    Exactly!!!!
     
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    And here in Baja they closed the malecon to crowds, and built this altar:

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    skeleton in car.jpg
     
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    In a local shop!

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    Won the makeup competition!
     
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    Color is everywhere!

    Except the graveyard, it's closed. They usually come here to create altars and have parties this day.
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    Social distancing for the dead???
     
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    It has been a strange year for the authorities. I certainly consider visiting around this day.
     
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    Here in London, we rarely celebrated Halloween prior to the 1970's. Our main celebration was on the 5'th of November.

    Would you like me to reincarnate Guy Fawkes for you and send him over to meet Donald Trump. ;););)
     
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    Lol
     
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    Yes Please do that!!! Americans burn him in effigy regularly...
     
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    We are gearing up for a fabulous Day of the Dead, 2021!

    Here are some images found already:

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    José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (1852–1913) was a Mexican political lithographer who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement. He used skulls, calaveras, and bones to convey political and cultural critiques. Among his most enduring works is La Calavera Catrina. (1903)

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    Diego Rivera was another Mexican muralist with political leanings... and was married to Freda Kahlo.

    Here is a painting he did with José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar in the image:

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    Rivera's famous "Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park" mural (1946-1947), showing Posada in a bourgeois costume parody.
     
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