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QUILT PATTERN: CANDY SKULLS by The Pattern Basket
#TPB2106 - Throw - Lap Quilt
Finished Size: 48" x 53"
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Candy/Sugar Skulls Meaning and Tradition (source: www.dayofthedead.holiday)
Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) is a two day holiday that reunites the living and dead. Families create ofrendas (Offerings) to honor their departed family members that have passed. These altars are decorated with bright yellow marigold flowers, photos of the departed, and the favorite foods and drinks of the one being honored. The offerings are believed to encourage visits from the land of the dead as the departed souls hear their prayers, smell their foods and join in the celebrations!
Day of the Dead is a rare holiday for celebrating death and life. It is unlike any holiday where mourning is exchanged for celebration.
There is probably no more iconic symbol for Day of the Dead than the skull, or “calavera”. The “calavera” is usually an ornately decorated representation of a skull, often featuring flowers, animals, and other decorations. During the holiday, this imagery is seen everywhere, from Ofrendas, to paper crafts, and even to cartoons on newspapers. In a way, the Calavera has become an embodiment of the holiday itself.
Calaveras are spanish for “skull” and often made as edible or decorative skulls from either sugar (called Alfeñiques) or clay.
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