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Dia do los Muertos
Tue, 17 Sep 1996 11:59:00 -0500
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Ditte Wolff posted some fun project ideas for recognition of the Mexican
holiday Dia do los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. I'm considering doing
something with the idea, but I need to know more about the holiday. Does
anyone have details they could post? When is it?
Mark Alexander
On 7/8/96 Ditte Wolff wrote:
>Kids at the junior and senior high levels always seem to like to draw
>skulls and skeletons, so the Dia do los Muertos is an obvious place to have
>some fun with this subject. Check out Jose Guadalupe Posada as the Mexican
>artist who really took off with the Calaveras (skeletons) An idea that I
>have used in various forms, usually successfully. Give the kids a ditto of
>a skeleton in various positions ( front, side and back view. Either allow
>them to cut them apart of just redraw. Then dress them in whatever
>costume/clothing allowing parts of the skeleton to show through. Encourage
>interaction between the figures and possibly making a social or political
>comment on human behavior. This is right in line with the images that
>Posada would have made. It is fun to see the kids ideas blossom. I have
>had football games with skeletons, beauty pagents, court scenes, school
>dances, etc. A variation could be based using only the skull and
>decorating it with hats, flowers, etc. Designing and making altars are
>always a fun possibility. Marigolds must be a part if you are to
>incorporate tradition.
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