- Calavera
The word calavera, Spanish for "
skull ", can refer to a number of cultural phenomena associated with theMexican celebration of theDay of the Dead .*"calaveras de azúcar" ("
sugar skulls") are used to adorn altars and can be eaten. [Citation
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quote = Molded from a sugar paste, then decorated with icing, glitter and foil, these skulls often are placed on altars. The sugar represents the sweetness of life, and the skull represents the sadness of death.]
*"calaveras" are poems, written for the Day of the Dead but intended to humorously criticize the living. [cite news
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title =Calaveras and Posadas
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*"calavera" can refer to any artistic representations of skulls, such as the lithographs ofJosé Guadalupe Posada . [Citation
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quote = Posada created many images of calaveras (skeletons) performing many different human activities. These images were/are used for the Day of The Dead celebrations in Mexico.]ee also
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