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The Skeleton at the Feast: The Day of the Dead in Mexico
Elizabeth Carmichael, Chloë Sayer
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| #319072 in Books | 1992-03-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 11.13 x.50 x8.50l,1.55 | File type: PDF | 192 pages||57 of 57 people found the following review helpful.| a comprehensive look at a bizarre custom|By John R. Foulks|As an anthropologist who teaches classes on Mexico, I use this book often. The "day of the dead" in Mexico exemplifies, for me, the difference between the U.S. culture and that of Mexico. Just as other cultures might find our U.S. Halloween celebrations strangely at odds with normally conservative Judeo-Christian re||"A handsome addition to the recent literature on this Mexican phenomenon.... The photographs are magnificent.... This volume makes a valuable contribution to the study of both Mexican popular culture and the folk art it has produced. It may also be timely, as
All over Mexico, early in November, families gather to welcome the souls of the dead on their annual visit home. The smells of burning copal incense and pungent cempasúchil (marigolds) mingle with the aromas of fresh bread, new clothing, sweets, and candles. One of Mexico's most important festivals since prehispanic times, the Day of the Dead is an occasion for celebrating and feasting, cleaning and decorating graves, dancing and making music....
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