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Day of the dead / Kitty Williams and Stevie Mack
- Author
- Williams, Kitty, 1958-
- Published
- Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, [2011]
- Copyright Date
- ©2011
- Edition
- First edition.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Additional Creators
- Mack, Stevie
Access Online
- Contents
- Introducton -- Life from death : origins -- Feasting and revelry : celebrating with the spirits -- Grinning skulls and dancing skeletons : folk art -- Savoring tradition : creating a personal celebration -- Resources.
- Summary
- From the publisher. The Day of the Dead Celebration is the most important holiday of the year in Mexico and parts of the American Southwest, a joyful time when families remember their dead. Day of the Dead provides a colorful look at the iconic folk art and family traditions that play a vital role in the event, which happens across the country from October 31 through November 2.
- Subject(s)
- All Souls' Day—Mexico
- All Souls' Day—Southwest, New
- Jour des morts—Mexique
- Jour des morts—États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest)
- SOCIAL SCIENCE—Holidays (non-religious)
- PHOTOGRAPHY—Subjects & Themes—Regional (see also TRAVEL—Pictorials)
- All Souls' Day
- Mexico—Religious life and customs
- Southwest, New—Religious life and customs
- États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest)—Vie religieuse
- Mexico
- New Southwest
- ISBN
- 9781423620532 (electronic bk.)
1423620534 (electronic bk.)
1423620526
9781423620525 (hbk.) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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