#mexican artifacts

[toyastales]

Sculpture of a seated man with two dogs (one of the dogs is seen in the image). Dated (400-800 AD), from Veracruz, Mexico.

It could depict a warrior, as the man wears a full head mask that represents a (prairie) wolf.

[rumforall]

Earthenware female figurine, Chupicuaro culture (central Mexico) , 300 BC - 100 AD

The Walters Art Museum

[mexiculture-blog]

Mexico's Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead is the Indigenous Festivity dedicated to the Dead in Mexico. It was proclaimed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2003.  The celebration of the Day of the Dead begins in some parts of Mexico on the last days of October whereas November 1st and 2nd are the most important days throughout Mexico's states. People celebrate the Day of the Dead in many different ways: festivities can be as simple as lighting some candles at home to remember the loved ones who have died or to visit them in the cemetery, cleaning the tombstones or bringing them flowers. The most popular flower is the Marygold originally from Mexico, candies like charamuscas, alfeñique and the typical sweet bread. 

Recipes for the Day of the Dead, coming right up!