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Jose Posada... Page 4

Origin.... Page 6

Cemeteries.... Page 8

Altars.... Page 10 

Offerings.... Page 12

Jose Guadalupe Posada

      Jose Posada was a Mexican political 

printmaker who was born on February 2, 1852. 

He was famous for his satirical works about the 

bourgeois and life under the dictatorship. Much 

of his work has been associated with the 

holiday, the Day of the Dead.

Jose Guadalupe Posada

      Jose Posada era printmaker político 

mexicano quien nació el 2 de febrero de 1852. 

Era famoso de sus trabajos satíricos sobre el 

burgués y vida bajo la dictadura. La mayor 

parte de su trabajo ha tenido que ver con las 

vacaciones, el Día de los Muertos.

Origin....

      The origin of the day of the dead goes back 

to 1600 Latin America. As Catholic 

conquistadors came to the New World, they 

brought along the hope of creating Catholic 

colonies to fulfill their “Duty to God”. They 

forced their religion, including the Christian 

holiday “All Saint’s Day”. The combination of 

the way the Mesoamericans honored their dead 

and how the Christians theirs, created the 

iconic Day of the Dead.

Origen....

    El origen del dia los muertos va espaldo a 

Americano Latino de mil siescietos. Como 

catolicas conquistedores llegaron al nueve 

mundo, trageron a lo largo de la esperanza 

crear colonias catolicas a cumplir su “deber a 

Dios”. Fozaron su religion, incluso las 

vacaciones cristianas “el Dia de todo el Santo”. 

La combinación del modo que Mesoamericans 

honró a sus muertos y cómo los cristianos 

suyos, creó el Día iconic de los Muertos.

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