Children trick or treat and wear Halloween costumes for a full week during Day of the Dead season in Mexico. FG Trade Latin/Collection E+ via Getty Images

Day of the Dead is taking on Halloween traditions, but the sacred holiday is far more than a ‘Mexican Halloween’

Halloween’s influence is transforming popular festivities around Día de los Muertos and its ceremonial customs in rural and urban areas of Mexico in some fascinating ways.
Une jeune fille déguisée en “catrina” participe au défilé à Mexico pour célébrer le jour des morts. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images

Comment « La Catrina » mexicaine est devenue le symbole du jour des morts

Un obscur graveur mexicain du nom de José Guadalupe Posada a créé ce crâne satirique au début des années 1900 et l’a vendu pour un centime. Mais après sa mort, le crâne a pris une vie propre.
A girl dressed as a ‘catrina’ takes part in the Catrinas Parade in Mexico City to celebrate Day of the Dead. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images

How ‘La Catrina’ became the iconic symbol of Day of the Dead

An obscure Mexican engraver named José Guadalupe Posada created the satirical skull in the early 1900s and sold it for a penny. But after he died, it took on a life of its own.

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