Kids and Teen Blog
Celebrate Day of the Dead
by monique t
News / November 02, 2005
Mexicans around the world are celebrating Day of the Dead today with pane meurto (dead bread), altars, candles and food. Day of the Dead marks the day when ancestors are guided back to their homes and families to enjoy their favourite food and drink. The celebration is a mix of pre-Hispanic and Catholic customs, which are honoured annually on November 2.
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Harcourt author Jeanette Winter offers the perfect introduction to Day of the Dead for children 3 years and older. Her colourful, illustrated picture book, Calavera Abecedario, is a Day of the Dead Alphabet Book.
Every year Don Pedro and his family make papier-mache skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico�s Day of the Dead fiesta. From Angel and Doctor to Mariachi and Unicornio, each letter of the alphabet has its own special calavera. This unusual ABC book is inspired by a real Mexican family of artists and the many colourful folk-art traditions surrounding the celebration of the Day of the Dead.