calaveras

Literary Calaveras

By MoKa Hammeken In Mexico, the celebration of Day of the Dead is an entire multidisciplinary cultural fiesta with music, food, handcrafts, the creation of altars and tracing of drawings with flowers and seeds, and there are also letters. Typical literature at Day of Dead is known as Calaveras, which are mischievous and humorous writings in […]

Day of the Dead altar contest honors Mexican traditions

Press Release Bulletin 0067 Oct. 23.  With the objective of enhancing Mexican traditions surrounding the Day of the Dead, the XXI City Government of Puerto Peñasco, through its office on Civil and Cultural Affairs (ACC) has organized an Altar and Literary Calaveras contest. (Calaveras Literarias are meant to be humoristic, satirical epitaphs). Jesús Romero Chagoyan, […]