The skeleton at the feast : the Day of the Dead in Mexico

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The skeleton at the feast : the Day of the Dead in Mexico

Elizabeth Carmichael, Chloë Sayer

University of Texas Press, 1992

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"Published in co-operation with British Museum Press."

Bibliography: p. 153-155

Includes index

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All over Mexico, early in November, families gather to welcome the souls of the dead on their annual visit home. The smells of burning copal incense and pungent cempasuchil (marigolds) mingle with the aromas of fresh bread, new clothing, sweets, and candles. One of Mexico's most important festivals since prehispanic times, the Day of the Dead is an occasion for celebrating and feasting, cleaning and decorating graves, dancing and making music. In this unique work, the authors explore both the historic origins of this holiday and its colorful present-day celebrations in Mexico and the United States. Interviews with Mexican artists and crafters who provide goods for the festival-from personalized sugar skulls to gigantic papier-mache skeletons-offer a fascinating glimpse into traditional and contemporary attitudes toward death and the dead. Lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, The Skeleton at the Feast will be required reading for all who are interested in Mexican culture, art, and folklore.

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Acknowledgements Map of Mexico Foreword by John Mack Introduction Part I The Day of the Dead The Pre-Hispanic Background The Spanish Conquest Travellers' Tales The Here and Now Part II: Interviews Introduction Fredy Mendez, La Congregacion del Tajin, State of Veracruz Juan Simbron, La Congregacion del Tajin, State of Veracruz Froylan Martinez Cuenca, Huaquechula, State of Puebla Candido Reyes Castillo, Huaquechula, State of Puebla Luis Vivanco, San Salvador Huixcolotla, State of Puebla Consuelo Garcia Urrutia, Toluca, State of Mexico Wenceslao Rivas Contreras, Toluca, State of Mexico Maria Antonieta Sanchez de Escamilla, Puebla City Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo, Mexico City Victor Fosado Vazquez, formerly Mexico City Appendix: The Day of the Dead in Mixqui by Elizabeth Baquedano Meza Notes to Part I Notes to Part II Glossary Bibliography List of illustrations Index

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