Here is a link to the picture of La Catrina

http://muertos.palomar.edu/posada/skelhat.JPG

There are several of Posada's drawings in the following page. Just 
scroll down to "Calaveras"

http://muertos.palomar.edu/posdad.htm

Steve.
OC,CA



--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Emilie Garcia" 
<auntyemfaustus@h...> wrote:
> Ok, now, who is La Catrina?  Even my husband, who was more into 
the culture until the age of 12 in El Paso, doesn't know either.
> 
> Emilie Garcia
> Port Orchard, WA
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Natalie
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 4:38 AM
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ranchos] Dia de los Muertos
> 
> I don't remember "celebrating" this holiday as a youngster (in 
the  
> 40's & 50's), either. And it is only in the last 10-15 yrs that I  
> have been exposed to this custom.
> In the past two years the Smithsonian has had public programs for  
> DDLM, (one day affairs) with music (strolling mariachi), dance,  
> displays, and crafts.
> The Mexican Cultural Institute (Washington, DC), in the building 
that  
> formerly housed the Embassy of Mexico, have hosted a DDLM exhibit 
the  
> past 3 yrs - with a magnificent altar in their blue & white tiled 
sun  
> room, reception, and music. Last year there was even a woman 
dressed  
> as La Catrina.
> About 6 or 7 yrs ago I began putting up an altar in my yard (then  
> moved it to the porch). I would put it up a day or two before  
> Halloween - so trick or treaters would get an education when they  
> came for their treats. I deviated from the standard of 
remembering  
> and honor family members by remembering friends and family who 
had  
> died in the previous 12 months - I would just post a list. I got 
a  
> lot of ideas online on how to set it up. It has evolved over the  
> years. Now my two oldest grand-children (ages 5 & 3) look forward 
to  
> helping me set up the altar. As they grow older maybe they will 
have  
> an understanding of honoring the antepasados.
> Thanks to all for sharing the cemetery memories - very informative.
> Happy Fourth! * * * (fireworks!)
> 
> Natalie
> 
> 
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