Halloween on the Net - Los Dias De Los Muertos

Los Dias De Los Muertos

"Calacas"*

Family Wake
Mexico mourning salon, wood frame with multimedia construction. Family wake with Mommy, Daddy, Auntie and chivo around coffin, with religious and razor blade paintings and sun motif on the walls.

*Calacas: Handmade skeleton figurines usually showing an active and joyful afterlife.

View Other Selections

Like this article?

Click here to link to this article

Just copy and paste the code below to add this link to your page.

Click here to share this article with friend

Add Comment

Name:
E-Mail:
Location:
Message:

Comments

RC from Illinois, US

12:00 10/30/2008

i push toy skeletons into dough and use that as a mold for plaster castings. (take the toy out first and press his back into a new peice then put the molds together and fill with plaster)

Angel Gonzalez from California, US

22:58 10/18/2008

I am a high school teacher looking for ideas on making Calacas. Do you have a pattern for making Calacas? If you do, can you email it to me? Thanks.

Visit our other holiday celebrations

Your Email
Your Name
Your Friends Email
Your Friends Name
Your Message