Seven Little Skulls/ 2010 Sale Price

Description

Seven Little Skulls for the Day of the Dead, subtle, but edgy. Wouldn't you rather wear a calavera than a pumpkin? Vintage iridescent black glass beads and seven acrylic skulls, one is a pendant with a bead beret and his own little Czech glass necktie. Cutely macabre and gothically dainty.

DIMENSIONS: Necklace is 15 1/2 inches. Pendant is 3/4 inch.

MATCHING EARRINGS: Black Orchid earrings look absolutely fabulous with this one.
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DAY OF THE DEAD explained: Día de los Muertes is a traditional Latin American holiday coinciding with Halloween and All Saints Day. It is a festival which dates back to Pre-Columbian traditions. The Pre-Columbian peoples of the Americas believe that in the fall, as the nights lengthened, the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead stretch thin, and that one could celebrate their bond with those who had passed through the veil, welcoming them with trails of marigolds leading from the cemeteries to their homes, where altars are set up with the ancestor's favorite foods, photos and other gifts. After three days, the time comes to escort the ancestors back to their cemetery plots, in a joyful procession that ends with a picnic at the graves. Music and dancing is not uncommon.

Added on Oct 02, 2009