She is a richly-dressed woman dressed in fancy clothes, appearing to enjoy the good life – except she is a skeleton, having succumbed to the hand of fate long ago.
What is Catrina
300
Tradition to stay overnight and celebrate with the deceased.
What is visit cemetery
300
Calaveras (skulls) are decorated with bright colors with the name of the departed inscribed on the head.
What is calaveritas de azucar
300
The bony
What is La Huesuda
300
Dia de los Muertos history is to step back in time for how many years?
What is 4000
400
Most important item in the altar
What is photo
400
It's often believed that the dead will eat the "spiritual essence" of the food.
What is ofrenda
400
The baldy
What is La Pelona
400
yellow flowers are a symbol of death, referred to as the "flower of the dead"
What is Marigold
500
celebrated in all central america
What is Dia de Los Muertos
500
satirical, short poems in the form of epitaphs of your friends