Saturday, November 2, 2013

Dia de los Muertos


Feliz Dia de los Muertos!

I wanted to honor my loved ones that have passed on so I decided to make a card in celebration of the traditional Mexican holiday "Day of the Dead".  To me "Day of the Dead" is seeing skeletons with vibrant colored flowers. While I was reading about the celebration on Halloween night I learned what each of the colors used represents.

Black- represents death & is used mostly as a background color.
White- represents purity & renewal.
Purple- is a very important color.  It It signifies pain, suffering, grief and mourning. Purple is used by the families to acknowledge their loss of loved ones.
Pink-  represents people that are paying joyous tribute to the lives of the deceased. They celebrate the return of the dead and their reunion with family members.
Orange- represents the sun.
Yellow- represents the light and also death.
Red- represents blood or the blood of life

**(The information above I found on eHow)**


Thank you for visiting with me today!

Nicole♥




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