Day of the Dead Makeup

Dia de los Muertos – The Day of the Dead – sounds a lot more morbid than it really is. While in the American Halloween tradition death is something to be feared, this national Mexican holiday actually celebrates it and welcomes all the departed spirits home.

One of the most important symbols of the Dia de los Muertos are the calaveras, which stand for “skulls” in Spanish. Raging from the calaveras de azúcar (“sugar skulls”) to jewellery, those amusing and colorful skulls are used to adorn the altars for the dead that Dia de los Muertos are set up for the holiday.

Dia de los Muertos –死亡日–听起来比实际情况更加病态。在美国的万圣节传统中，死亡是令人恐惧的事情，墨西哥的这个国家法定假日实际上是在庆祝这一节日，并欢迎所有亡灵回家。

dia los Muertos最重要的标志之一是卡拉维拉火山口，它在西班牙语中代表“头骨”。从金刚鹦鹉（“糖头骨”）到珠宝，这些有趣而又彩色的头骨被用来装饰Dia de los Muertos为假期准备的死者的祭坛。