Wieso kommen sie in Mexiko so oft vor ?
Vom Fragesteller als hilfreich ausgezeichnet
Die Süssen Totenköpfe sind um Allerheiligen (Dia de los Muertos) eines der zentralen Symbole des Totengedenkens. In Häusern und an öffentlichen Plätzen werden damit Altäre geschmückt n denen man an die Verstorbenen
gedenken. Die Totenköpfe aus Zuckerglasur oder auch Schokolade symbolisieren (nachdem Sie schmelzen können) die Vergänglichkeit des Lebens. Am Totenaltar stehen noch andere "skurile" Sachen; meist Bierflaschen und Zigaretten und die Lieblingsspeise des Verstorbenen; man glaubt daran, dass einmal im Jahr die Toten zurück kehren und da möchte man sie eben mit genau dem willkommen heissen, was sie zu Lebzeiten sehr gerne hatten. Wenn du Lust hast diesen einzigartigen mexikanischen Brauch mal live zu erleben möchte ich dich einladen hier etwas mehr zu lesen http://www.mextrotter.com/de/mexiko-spezial/pilgerreisen/allerheiligen.html
Sugar Skulls sind ähnlich zu
betrachten wie das amerikanische Halloween. Es stammt von der mexikanischen Totenkultur "dias le muertos"ab, das sind als Totenkopf geformte Süßigkeiten. Irgendwann kam der Trend durch dieses als Tattoomotiv, Kleidungsstück und als Make up weiter zu verwenden.
Was möchtest Du wissen?The Day of the Dead is almost here and one of its most beloved symbols is the sugar skull. These colorful designs are represented in everything from candy and jewelry to tattoos and face paint. The roots of Dia de los Muertos go back some 3,000 years. This Mexican holiday, observed Nov. 1-2, is a joyful celebration of the lives of family and friends who have passed away. Traditions like traveling to burial grounds, cooking food, decorating graves and hosting gatherings are among the many ways people honor Dia de los Muertos. Over the years, the rituals have been adopted and adapted by cultures around the world. Here's everything to know about what sugar skulls signify and how to make your own. Dia de los Muertos:When is Day of the Dead, what does it celebrate and what's an ofrenda? What is a sugar skull?According to mexicansugarskull.com, a website that sells handmade Day of the Dead crafts and promotes the holiday's rituals, sugar skulls — calaveras de azúcar in Spanish — are traditional folk art from southern Mexico. They are used as symbols to remember a person who has passed. Sugar skulls are made of a granulated white sugar mixture that's pressed into skull-shaped molds and then decorated. More:After 'so much loss,' Dia de los Muertos ofrendas are a 'must' for this Phoenix community What is the meaning behind the sugar skull?Each sugar skull represents a departed loved one and is usually placed on an altar — an ofrenda — or even a gravestone as an offering to the spirit of the dead. Sugar skulls are often decorated with the person's name. “It's the act of creating something dedicated to the memory of a person or even a pet, someone or something that you love and miss, that helps you revive their spirit,'' said Michele Delgado, a computer science teacher at Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix and sugar skull maker. "When you lose people that you love, those moments that you have with them are when they were alive, so it’s important to enjoy those." Delgado, who teaches her students how to make sugar skulls to honor their heroes, family members, public figures and events, says making sugar skulls is a great way to bring people together. “It's a great community activity, family and friends getting together to dedicate (sugar skulls) to what they are seeking to remember and honor," she said. More:Why my Día de Los Muertos altars look the same - and different - this year Can you eat sugar skulls?While sugar skulls with their colorful designs may seem enticing to eat, Delgado said they are more folk art than a sweet treat. "There’s nothing inside them that would actually hurt you," Delgado said. "But it would give you a stomach ache if you ate them. It's all sugar and meringue. Those combined are really hard to digest. Sugar skulls are only air dried and meringue comes from egg whites. They are more for decoration on ofrendas." And not everything on a sugar skull is edible. MexicanSugarSkull.com notes that sugar skulls are commonly decorated with sequins, colored foils, feathers, beads and glitter. How to make a sugar skullYou can find detailed instructions on many websites, including https://www.art-is-fun.com. That website says there is one crucial measurement for mixing sugar skull ingredients: For every cup of sugar, use one teaspoon of meringue powder and one teaspoon of water. You'll need about two cups of sugar to make a large skull and about one cup to make a medium skull. What you will need:
Here are directions from art-is-fun.com on how to make sugar skulls:
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Day of the Dead shopping guide:Food, crafts, face-painting supplies in Phoenix How to draw a sugar skullWant to draw a sugar skull instead? Visit design.tutsplus.com for a full tutorial on how to draw a sugar skull from scratch. You can connect with Arizona Republic Culture and Outdoors Reporter Shanti Lerner through email at or you can also follow her on Twitter. Support local journalism like this story by subscribing today. |