Sugar Skulls
The calaveras (skulls) are made from sugar paste which has been pressed into ceramic molds. These skulls are decorated with flowers and scrolls of colored icing and metalic colored foils. The skulls, bearing the names of the returning souls, are used in the ofrenda but can also be given to living children as treats and exchanged by sweethearts. The consumption of the skulls by the living is done to associate pleasant sensations with the sadness of death.
Sugar Skull
Stacked Suger Skulls
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