Calavera

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Sugar skull eaten on the Day of the Dead
Sugar skull eaten on the Day of the Dead
For other uses, see Calaveras.

The word calavera, Spanish for "skull", can refer to a number of cultural phenomena associated with the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead.

  • calaveras de azúcar ("sugar skulls") are used to adorn altars and can be eaten.[1]
  • calaveras are poems, written for the Day of the Dead but intended to humorously criticize the living.[2][3]
  • calavera can refer to any artistic representations of skulls, such as the lithographs of José Guadalupe Posada.[4]

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  1. ^ Luscinski, Amy, Day of the Dead, <http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/files/bh6SVW/Amy%20Luscinski.pdf>. Retrieved on 13 November 2007 
  2. ^ Rangel, Sonia. ""Calavera poetry reading slated for Nov. 1"", Tejano Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-11-13. 
  3. ^ Barradas, Francisco. "Calaveras and Posadas", El Tecolote, 2007-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-13. 
  4. ^ About an José Guadalupe Posada's Calavera Revolucionaria, <http://mati.eas.asu.edu:8421/ChicanArte/html_pages/PosadaIssOutl.html>. Retrieved on 13 November 2007