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Marigolds for the Day of the Dead in Mexico

Marigolds on the Day of the Dead / Cempasúchil para el Día de Muertos

October 30, 2022by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Like the sun, the cempasúchil flowers guide the souls of the dead back to earth. Marigolds (originally ‘Virgin Mary’s Gold’) is a special flower used to commemorate the Day of […]

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day of the dead skeleton holding up traditional cut paper banners

Cut-Paper Banners for the Day of the Dead in Mexico

November 2, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

El día de los muertos, on November 2, is a uniquely Mexican take on what the religious calendar calls All Saints Day. A Day of the Dead skeleton holding up […]

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A skull and crossbones chandelier in the Escher Museum in Den Haag, Holland

Celebrating Halloween (& the Day of the Dead) with Human Skulls

October 29, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

A skull found in the wall of the chapel at Cap Fagnet on the Normandy Coast of France. There’s something about that accidental eyeball sitting inside that corroded skull that […]

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Day of the Dead: Skeleton with his skeleton horse

‘Day of the Dead’ in Mexico: The Happiest Best-Dressed Skeletons Around!

October 31, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

In Mexico on November 2nd the day the skeletons come out to play. Todos somos calaveras. (We are all skeletons.) José Gudalupe Posada Mexican death bench, skeleton Mariachis celebrating in […]

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A Word a Week Challenge: Two Skeletons

November 1, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

In honour of November 1, the Day of the Dead in Mexico, here are a couple of skeletons celebrating the event! For more on this challenge: http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/a-word-a-week-challenge-two/

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A Word a Week Challenge: Pink

August 29, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Here are some photos from around the world that feature PINK, a colour that seems very popular everywhere! Festive mexican skeletons celebrate the Day of the Dead! A G&T with […]

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