Maddy celebrated El Dia de Los Muertos yesterday at school. One of her teachers asked me to bring in a picture of someone who had died so that they could add it to their memorial. Maddy learned about the significance of El Dia de Los Muertos; to remember those who have died and to honor their memory. We decided to honor my Auntie Magdalena. It was a good opportunity to introduce Maddy to who she was and why she was special to me. Maddy was interested to learn that she was Apa's sister.
Maddy asked about the "shirt" she was holding and I told her it was my dress when I was her age. Auntie Magdalena showed it to me during our trip to New York in 1998 and I wanted to take a picture of it. I even told Maddy that her name, Madeleine, is the French version of Magdalena, which is also a Spanish name.
Above is a picture of the sugar skull that Maddy had decorated. Sugar skulls are a part of the tradition of this day and is given to both the living and the dead as gifts.
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