Ofrenda for Frida Kahlo at Casa Azul – somebody loves her peanuts! Don’t be scary from their living days (Aunt Sally looooved her tequila.)įor Halloween, they come back to haunt us and chase us with chainsaws and for some reason they all look like little twin girls with crooked necks. Halloweenįor Día de los Muertos, the dead return to visit their families and indulge in their favorite food/drink/etc. While the two do have similarities-being the brief time when the line between the living and the dead is believed to be the thinnest-they do differ. Mexicans celebrate Day of the Dead as a happy holiday focused on loved ones, keeping their memories alive, and celebrating the continuation of life beyond the one we live here on Earth. We Americans may regard Halloween as a holiday of fear, torture, death, candy, and being a hoochie mama. (It actually used to be celebrated at the beginning of summer, until the Christians showed up with their All Hallows’ Eve and decided to combine them.) Nor is it “Mexican Halloween”.ĭespite being celebrated around the same time, Día de los Muertos couldn’t be further from Halloween, in fact. The most important thing you need to know about how to dress for Day of the Dead: this is not Halloween. Tips for how to dress for Day of the Dead Day of the Dead is not Halloween So yeah, I’m basically redefining what it means to be “dead sexy” here. Like, what to wear, how to do so respectfully, and how, for the love of lucha, to do my makeup so that I can look dead but also sexy because I’m still a woman with feelings. Obviously I had to do so much research on how to dress for Day of the Dead for both women and men. The colors! The skulls! The Flowers! I had two men apply my makeup for me! It was glorious!īut don’t let me give you the impression that preparing for this travel milestone was no big deal. I spent most of my time in Mexico City but bussed it down to Oaxaca for the actual celebrations. Last year I decided to do some damage to my bucket list and finally booked a trip to Mexico to experience Día de los Muertos in person. The colors! The skulls! The flowers! Plus, if you’ve ever seen me apply makeup in the morning, you’ll understand why I’ve been waiting my whole life to celebrate a holiday where I can look like death on purpose. I’ve been captivated by how to dress for Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos for as long as I can remember. Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Twitter Share on Email Share on WhatsApp
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