Sugar Skull - Dia de los Muerto as a mandala mural
The mandala is a figural or geometric form in the form of the Yantra, which has a magical or religious meaning in cult practice in Hinduism and Buddhism.
A mandala is usually square or circular and always oriented towards a center.
Our mandala shows a typical sugar scull made up of 4mm thick layers. The layers become more and more filigree from bottom to top, giving a spatial, almost magical perspective.
Sugar Skull - Dia de los Muertos
On the day of the dead, Spanish Día de Muertos (also Día de los Muertos), is the day of the Mexican holidays, traditionally the deceased is remembered.
The contract period for the celebrations begins in mid-October; will be from the eve of All Saints Day to All Souls' Day on November 2nd. That will change the day of the dead in different ways depending on the region.
The tradition of the Day of the Dead was listed by UNESCO in 2003 as a masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of mankind and in 2008 in the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of mankind. The celebrations in their own form are called rights, as they are gradually reshaped from the rather personal leaking Halloween custom.
According to the old Mexican belief, the dead come once a year at the end of the harvest to visit from the afterlife and, after sharing with the living, a happy reunion with music, dance and food. In pre-Hispanic times, when the Aztecs even owned a place, a cave of spirits, to their enemies. The skull and the ghosts were neatly lined up on a tzompantli. Composed by Spanish missionaries, the futile rights, the monkey giving, the celebrations with the All Saints Day and the memory of all souls. This syncretism contradicts parallels between the Christian idea of death and indigenous belief. The beautiful Aztecs do not see death as the end, but as the beginning of new life; a transition phase to another form of existence. Mixing with the Christian faith, there is a related cultural festival that lets the customs of the pre-Hispanic Mexico fever live on.
The Day of the Dead is not an opening of mourning, but only a popular festival in honor of the dead. According to popular belief, the souls of the deceased and these days lead back to the families to visit them. The memory of the deceased stands in the speeches. The streets are taught with flowers, symbols of death and transience, skeletons and skulls in the horror stars, stand in the shop windows, you can see pictures of Calavera Catrina. Pastry shops close just before All Saints' Day, the Calaveras de Azúcar, skulls made from sugar, chocolate, Amaranto, marzipan and the like. a., which bear the names of the dead on the front. El Pan de Muerto is a popular treat these days.
The center of the celebrations is the orendenda, traditional death altars or gift tables in the apartments, some also in public places. They are covered with the states Food and Contained, Flowers and Contained Memorabilia. After their long journey from the realm of the dead, the dead should close and repeat some of the gifts. Photos of the deceased, candles and incense are said to commemorate a time in common.
There is a lot going on in the streets. Apartments and cemeteries are magnificently decorated with flowers, candles and colorful death symbols of all kinds. Lanterns are raised at the entrance gates of the houses. Find the bright orange Cempasúchil, or Flor de Muertos, flower of the dead. It is believed that the deceased can best recognize the colors orange and yellow.
In the night of All Saints' Day the arrival of the deceased children, the angelitos, the little angels. If the souls of personal relationships are received in the house on the night of November 2, the farewell to the deceased takes place in the cemeteries. Bring your own food, drink, play music and dance. At midnight the time had come for the deceased, back to the afterlife. The festival is over until the dead feel in the current year.
The finished scull is approx.30 cm high and 26 cm wide.
On the back are different holes that can be used for hanging.The mandala comes as a kit and must be assembled by you.
Fixing points are embedded in the individual plates, which are numbered, in which small logs are inserted to guide and position the layers during assembly. So nothing can go wrong. The last layer covers these fixing points so that they are no longer recognizable.
If you want, you can also color the layers before assembly so that the spatial effect is enhanced or the mandala is presented in your desired colors.
Description:
Material: 4mm wood
Dimension approx. 30 x 26 cm
Wight: 0.600 kg
Easy to mount
