"'Pan de muerto' or bread of the dead for sale during the Day..."

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15 October 2024

View of Pan de Muerto in Mexico City, Mexico, for sale on the eve of the Day of the Dead. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

View of Pan de Muerto in Mexico City, Mexico, for sale on the eve of the Day of the Dead. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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15 October 2024

View of Pan de Muerto in Mexico City, Mexico, for sale on the eve of the Day of the Dead. According to historical documents and accounts, in ancient Mexico, before the indigenous resistance to the arrival of Europeans, a kind of bread similar to a tortilla is prepared, made from amaranth, dried and toasted corn, and maguey honey. It is called papalotlaxcalli, which means Butterfly Bread, and has a butterfly stamped on the dough. According to the Duran Codex or History of the Indies of New Spain and the Tierra Firme Islands, it is an offering food for the goddess Cihuapipiltin, who watches over women who die in childbirth; although later it appears in the accounts of the Codex as part of a food offering that is placed on the tzompantli, an altar of skulls in honor of people sacrificed in rituals for the gods.

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#11668189

15 October 2024

A woman manipulates molds to make chocolate skulls for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which later changes to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain, with a manipulation technique likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top, which may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased who cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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15 October 2024

A woman manipulates molds to make chocolate skulls for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which later changes to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain, with a manipulation technique likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top, which may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased who cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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#11668186

15 October 2024

Molds for making chocolate skulls are for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which is later changed to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain. This technique is likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on the top. These labels may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased who cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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15 October 2024

Molds for making chocolate skulls are for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which is later changed to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain. This technique is likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on the top. These labels may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased who cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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15 October 2024

View of chocolate skulls for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which later changes to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain, with a manipulation technique likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top where it may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased that cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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15 October 2024

Decorated chocolate skulls are for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which is later changed to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain. This manipulation technique is likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top. These labels may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased that cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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15 October 2024

Decorated chocolate skulls are for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which is later changed to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain. This manipulation technique is likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top. These labels may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased that cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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#11668196

15 October 2024

Decorated chocolate skulls are for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which is later changed to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain. This manipulation technique is likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top. These labels may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased that cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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15 October 2024

Decorated chocolate skulls are for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which is later changed to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain. This manipulation technique is likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top. These labels may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased that cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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#11668199

15 October 2024

Decorated chocolate skulls are for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which is later changed to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain. This manipulation technique is likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top. These labels may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased that cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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15 October 2024

Decorated chocolate skulls are for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which is later changed to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain. This manipulation technique is likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top. These labels may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased that cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

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31 October 2023

Lucia Padron, originally from the Tlahuac mayor's office on the southern edge of Mexico City, arranges Pan de Muerto con Ceniza de Totomoxtle in a box for sale on the eve of the Day of the Dead in Mexico on November 1 and 2. Totomoxtle, commonly known as the husk or leaf that covers the cob, is normally used by farmers to feed animals. Another of the most common uses is for the preparation of traditional tamales.

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31 October 2023

Yamileth Padron, originally from the Tlahuac mayor's office in the southern end of Mexico City, prepares supplies to make Bread of the Dead with Totomoxtle Ash for sale on the eve of the Day of the Dead in Mexico on November 1 and 2. Totomoxtle, commonly known as the husk or leaf that covers the cob, is normally used by farmers to feed animals. Another of the most common uses is for the preparation of traditional tamales.

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