AdventureZ In Mexico 2010-2022: honoring the dead

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

My Altar for Dia De Los Muertos

Dia de los Muertos Making my alter #DiaDeLosMuertos #DiaDeMuertos #Zipolite #Oaxaca #Mexico Still need to add pan (bread) fruit, chocolate and afew things Stay tuned for more #AdventurezInMexico

A post shared by Zipolita aka Tina Winterlik (@zipolita) on Oct 31, 2017 at 8:55pm PDT

Here's some photos I posted on Instragram. I will take some more later, when I finish it, I still need to add bread, chocolate, fruit and light the candles and the copal.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Pan de Muerto y Altars

From Wikipedia
The pan de muertos (Spanish for Bread of the dead) (also called pan de los muertos) is a type of sweet roll traditionally baked in Mexico during the weeks leading up to the Día de los Muertos, which is celebrated on November 1 and 2. It is a sweetened soft bread shaped like a bun, often decorated with bone-like pieces. Pan de muertos is eaten on Día de los Muertos, at the gravesite or altar of the deceased. In some regions it is eaten for months before the official celebration of Dia de los Muertos. In Oaxaca, pan de muertos is the same bread that is usually baked, with the addition of decorations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_de_muerto

People in Zipolite are starting to build their altars. Here are some of the flowers they will use.

From Wikipedia
Some families build altars or small shrines in their homes;^[2] these usually have the Christian cross, statues or pictures of the Blessed Virgin Mary, pictures of deceased relatives and other persons, scores of candles and an ofrenda. Traditionally, families spend some time around the altar, praying and telling anecdotes about the deceased. In some locations, celebrants wear shells on their clothing, so when they dance, the noise will wake up the dead; some will also dress up as the deceased.
Public schools at all levels build altars with ofrendas, usually omitting the religious symbols. Government offices usually have at least a small altar, as this holiday is seen as important to the Mexican heritage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

Friday, October 26, 2012

Día de los Muertos-Day of the Dead

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead
Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it is a national holiday, and all banks are closed. The celebration takes place on November 1, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day (November 2). Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. They also leave possessions of the deceased.

La Calavera Catrina («The Elegant Skull») is a 1910 zinc etching by Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada. The image has since become a staple of Mexican imagery, and often is incorporated into artistic manifestations of the Day of the Dead in November, such as altars and calavera costumes. The etching was part of his series of calaveras, which were humorous images of contemporary figures depicted as skeletons, which often were accompanied by a poem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Calavera_Catrina