They dread it, but also joke about it. In popular art, death is described with irony or sarcasm, expressing the joy, pain and tribulations of humankind. Thus death assumes human features. Children are given toys that familiarise them with death. At the fiesta , people exchange skulls made of sugar.
Death often bears a title.
They did not think the skull was a symbol of death but rather one of life. A skull did not inspire horror. On the contrary, it symbolised the promise of a new life. It was one of the most popular forms of ornament. In modern Mexico the skull is used in humorous drawing, in toys and candy.