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Tag: dia de los muertos

Day of the Dead and Skeletons in Mexican Folk Art

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020Leave a comment

Why is Mexican folk art so filled with skulls and skeletons? The convention has its origins in the human sacrifices of the Aztecs, who decorated their temples with walls of skulls, often from human sacrifices, to please their gods. The Aztecs kept skulls as trophies, displayed them on walls and in temples, and used them … Continue reading Day of the Dead and Skeletons in Mexican Folk Art

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