Día de los Muertos Proyecto

“Día de los Muertos” is known as the holiday celebrating the day of the dead. The person I am celebrating for  “Día de los Muertos” is my Aunt Rosa. My Aunt Rosa died in the year of 2004 from natural causes. Her death was devastating to my family. She was a vibrant woman, who always would bring a joyous vibe everywhere she went. Her presence could change the mood of a room from sad to happy. She had a glistening, white smile that she loved to show off. My Aunt Rosa was always the life of the party and people always remembered her for having a good time anywhere she was.

Her fashion sense was spectacular. She would put the wierdest colors together and pull them off. She had a tendency of constantly experimenting with makeup especially her red lipstick. She used her lipstick to make her signature ruby red cheeks.

The thing she most valued in her life is her family. She would do anything for her family even if her life was at risk. My Aunt Rosa was a generous neighbor and gave out to the people of her neighborhood very often. She meant the word to me, even though I didn’t get to know her that long because I was only 5 years old when she died. I always admired how she smiled at the worst times and dressed up in nice jewelry. She made me develop a passion for jewelry. Since, she exposed me to jewelry I never could leave the house without it. Before she passed away, I received a pearl necklace from her. I cherished that necklace because it smelled just like her flowery perfume. The necklace resembled pearl necklaces from the 50’s. Rosa was the perfect name for her because she loved roses and the color red. Also, because of how delicate and graceful she was like a rose.

I decided to create a sugar skull in remembrance of her because I miss her dearly. Since, “Día de los Muertos” is the holiday of celebrating the dead and my Aunt Rosa loved to celebrate and party I figured she would be the best person to use for my sugar skull. My sugar skull reflects her because it has her favorite color red incorporated in it. In addition, it’s very colorful because as I said before she was vibrant and outgoing.  I added feathers to show how elegant and ladylike she was. Glitter and jewel pieces were added to demonstrate how she loved to be bold with the way she dressed and her makeup. Also, how she liked sparkly items. I added a sign saying Queen Bee because she was the queen of my heart. My mask has a similar look to my skull. My mask only has more light colors incorporated in it. I chose to add more feather to my mask because I wanted a 1950’s theme, which reminded me of the pearl necklace she gave me. Women of the 1950s tended to wear head pieces with lots of feathers and since, I didn’t have any pearl charms that’s the only thing I could use.  

“Día de los Muertos” opened my mind up to celebrating the passing of loved ones by it made realize you shouldn’t constantly mourn the lost of your loved ones, but should celebrate it because they most likely wouldn’t want you to spend your life being depressed about their deaths. “Día de los Muertos” taught me I should do more to celebrate my deceased loved ones like bringing their favorite items to their graves or playing music for them.“Día de los Muertos” is different from Halloween by it has more meaning to it. On Halloween, everyone looks for candy and spooky stuff, but on “Día de los Muertos” people celebrate and cherish the deceased. They don’t look for candy, but look for the joy of honoring their loved ones. This holiday is so beautiful and radiant to me. I would love to visit Mexico on this occasion.