![]() ![]() Guaranteed to delight all of your spooky Halloween friends! Send Halloween wishes with our buttercream frosted cut-out cookies and hand decorated crunchy sugar cookies carefully packed in a shiny silver pail. Choose 3-flavor tins filled with Butter, Cheese and Caramel popcorn, or 4-flavor tins packed with White Cheddar, Butter, Cheese and Caramel. Lively artwork and festive treats honor traditions and the spirit of the holiday. Plus, I have a very special giveaway for all of you. If you or someone you know is obsessed like I am, then I'm sure you'll find a thing or two that you want on this list. But, I have to be an adult (yuck) so I will make do with the few things that I adore and this fun Day of the Dead Gift Guide. The sugar skulls, the colors, the e verything. There's something about the decor, costumes, and culture that I love. I can't walk through a store without seeing an awesome Day of the Dead gift idea – for myself. This post is in collaboration with The Popcorn Factory and Cheryl's Cookies. These gifts are perfect for the holidays and beyond. In this exclusive Amazon gift guide, I've rounded up the most colorful and unique Day of the Dead Gifts for the girl who wants it all. This post originally appeared on the ThinkTank12 blog and has been revised in 20.If you're looking for Day of the Dead decor or more, then I've got it all right here. Will you celebrate anyone? What are your family’s traditions around Day of the Dead and Halloween? But I will also honor the memory of my mother in the coming days. So I will happily take my 8-year-old daughter through our neighborhood to ask for candy on Halloween. But I have a daughter who delights in dressing up, attending the town parade and indulging in candy. Part of it is that I’ve grown more disturbed by the evolution-or perhaps devolution-of Halloween decorations into what are sometimes quite offensive portrayals of horror. ![]() I must say that I much prefer Day of the Dead celebrations to Halloween in my older age. ![]() They may wear suits or fancy dresses and carry noisemakers.Ĭostumes vary and can be trendy, but traditional Halloween costumes include:įavorite foods of the late family members ![]() Participants dress up as skeletons and paint their faces to look like colorful skulls. Monarch butterflies ( believed to house spirits of those who have died) The cempasúchil ( a type of marigold flower that is grown in Mexico) The ofrenda ( the altar that contains photographs and other objects of departed loved ones) It began as a festival to ward off ghosts and has evolved into a night of costumes, parties, and trick-or-treating. To celebrate, honor, and remember deceased loved ones. Originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain Originated in Mexico and celebrated throughout Latin America Here’s a quick look at some of the differences between the two days: These looks are based partly on the decorated sugar skulls that are left on altars as offerings to the spirits. The skeletal appearance highlighted with flowers, bright colors and artwork is a striking image that has now become an icon of the Day of the Dead. Perhaps the most popular part of the holiday is people turning themselves into skeletons using elaborate makeup and masks. Families tend graves and leave offerings, plant flowers and trees, wear the clothes of their deceased relatives, and build altars in their homes to honor their loved ones. Rather than displaying grim or gory decorations, Day of the Dead celebrations involve paying respects to loved ones. In the Aztec culture the celebration of the dead was in August and went on for a month. The practice of celebrating the dead goes back thousands of years in Latin American cultures. It’s a celebration of family and a show of respect for those who have passed away. It’s a holiday for people to honor their ancestors and loved ones who have passed away and invite those spirits back into their homes to be part of the family once more. The Day of the Dead holiday (in Spanish referred to as Dia de los Muertos), originated in Mexico and celebrates the dead, rather than being afraid of the dead. Both celebrations involve costumes, skeletons, and treats as well as graveyards and death imagery. The Day of the Dead celebrations may coincide with Halloween and seem similar. ![]()
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