Create your own La Catrina doll! Color and cut out the shapes and then assemble with paper brad fasteners. Learn more about La Catrina here! Download one of the following .pdf’s: La Catrina Manualidad – …
Month: October 2020
La Vida y Los Muertos: Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico
La Vida y Los Muertos: Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico, a film by UW Professor Carolyn Kallenborn. (38 mins) As an art film, La Vida y Los Muertos is a journey through the …
José Guadalupe and the Famous Catrina
La Calavera Catrina is an icon of Mexican culture, and is ever present during the Day of the Dead. In recent years her popularity has grown. People all over the world wear makeup and costume to …
What Ancient Cultures Teach Us About Grief and Mourning
“As scholars of death and mourning rituals, we believe that Día de los Muertos traditions are most likely connected to feasts observed by the ancient Aztecs. Today, they honor the memory of the dead and …
Virtual Exhibition: National Museum of Mexican Art
“This year’s exhibition pays tribute to and remembers the numerous individuals from our community, Mexico, the U.S. and the entire world that have died from COVID-19.” Chicago IL
Moliendo Chocolate en la Manera Oaxaqueña
Así nos cuenta Doña Reyna la tradición familiar en la cocina, la cual empieza con una buena taza de chocolate. (2 mins) This is how Doña Reyna tells us about the family tradition in the …
Bread of the Dead || Pan de los Muertos
In November 2016 Elena Gil published a few oaxaca bread of the dead (pan de los muertos) on Facebook. Many other people sent in photos of their own styles of bread of the dead. Over …
Textiles Talk: Honoring Ancestors
“Everyone has ancestors. It doesn’t matter what religion, you have those that came before you, those whose shoulders you stand on.” (13 mins) Many traditions around the world have annual celebration where they honor the …
Oaxaca: Day of the Dead
A look at the preparations and the celebration of the Day of the Dead in Oaxaca and surrounding communities in south central Mexico. (5 mins) by National Geographic
Michoacan Mexico and the Return of the Butterflies
Butterflies Arriving for Day of the Dead, Michoacan (4 mins) Narrated by Will Smith by National Geographic