Get ready for The Day of the Dead on November 2nd with Michaelian Home's hand-made hooked pillows. They are to DIE for!
Wool Hand Hooked Pillows with beige velvet backing. Backing includes a zipper. Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos)
is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world
in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and
friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have
died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it is a national
holiday, and all banks are closed. The celebration takes place on
November 1 and 2, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All
Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Traditions connected with the holiday
include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar
skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed
and visiting graves with these as gifts. They also leave possessions of
the deceased. Scholars trace the origins of the modern Mexican holiday
to indigenous observances dating back hundreds of years and to an Aztec
festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl.
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