Sugar skulls, also called calaveras de azucar, are a Mexican symbol of the Day of the Dead. Here's their significance and how to make them at home.

The meanings and symbolism behind the Day of the Dead have inspired many and prompted the popularity of sugar skull tattoos. Oftentimes, they are used much like the real sugar skulls: to honor a ...

The symbol is a commemoration of the person you are honoring whether dead or alive. That's why you don't have to wait for someone to pass to offer them a sugar skull; you can give one as a gift on ...

How skulls are linked to Dia de los Muertos The most recognizable symbols of Dia de los Muertos are the skeletons. Today, people dress up in elaborate outfits with skull faces.

One of the more recognized symbols associated with Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations are the calavera de azúcar (sugar skulls) that decorate ceremonial ofrenda (altars) and tombstones ...

Calaveras, or skulls, adorn altars and grave sites throughout Mexico and increasingly in the U.S. during the festive Dia de los Muertos. When: 10 a.m. to noon or 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct ...

But no symbol of the holiday is as instantly recognizable perhaps as the sugar skull. Usually made of sugar or chocolate, the brightly colored skulls are a popular gift to friends and colleagues ...

Koshi didn't figure his sugar skull-inspired art would generate much demand. He had 300 of his 12-by-12-inch prints letterpressed by an old-school Ohio printer.

The recognizable symbol of the Mexican holiday of Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead — which takes place from October 31 through November 2 — sugar skulls, or calaveras, are traditionally ...