Day of the Dead

Day of the Death Food and Activities 2023.

In 2003, The UNESCO proclaimed “The Indigenous Festivity of Mexico dedicated to the dead as part of the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Foods that are usually part of the Day...

“Cempasuchitl” – Marigold – Ghenda – 2023.

“Cempasuchitl” in Nahuatl It means twenty petals flower.  and Marigolds in English. Although it is often called African marigold. It is native to Mexico;  and they been growing wild there for thousands of years, and...

Day of the Dead – Why Sugar Skulls 2023

In Europe… Before Christianity, every culture in the world had some kind of celebration to remember their ancestors, usually combined with harvest and the change of seasons. The Celts as well as the Aztecs included....

“Day of the Dead” Altar Inspiration 2023.

The Day of the Dead celebration for the Meso -American indigenous people was a time to celebrate the harvest, and remember their ancestors. It was a private family event. Families set up a family altar...