This is the time of year when many cultures celebrate All Saints Day and All Souls Day. It is a time for honouring the dead while allowing life to go on for family members left behind.
It's a very colourful celebration in Mexico. Altars are built, graves decorated and fanciful skeletons and skulls appear everywhere.
Sugar skulls are a traditional Mexican art form. They are made from sugar mixed with egg white and packed into forms. The decorations range from simple to elaborate.
The sugar skulls can also be made from salt dough (http://quazen.com/recreation/crafts/easy-crafts-for-children-salt-dough/) , plaster, clay or polymer clay.
Feasting is part of the celebration. Foods are prepared to place on the altars or on the family graves. Many of the sweets and breads are shaped like bones, skulls or skeletons.
Try this recipe for Pan de Muerto (or Bread of Death) for celebrating the Day of the Dead!
http://notecook.com/bread/pan-de-muerto-bread-of-death/
Buen provecho!
