page_title: Ghosts in Mexican culture
hierarchical_section_title: Ghosts in Mexican culture
caption_attribution_description: العربية: عروس الكاترينا هي هيكلٌ عظميّ لامرأة من صفوة المُجتمع ومن أكثر الشخصيات شعبيَّةً في يوم الموتى في المكسيك. عروس الكاترينا من تصميم الفنان المكسيكي خوسيه گوادالوپ پوسادا، الذي اشتهر بصنع الجماجم البشريَّة المُزيَّنة، وكانت من أشهر أعماله. عروس الكاترينا تنتقد الطبقة الأرستقراطية في عهد الجنرال بورفيريو دياث، لكنها بعد وفاة بوسادا استخدمت كرمز ديني في عيد الموتى. ارتفاع التمثال 38 سم، والصورة من متحف المدينة، ليون، غواناخواتو، بالمكسيك سنة 2007. Deutsch: La Catrina – In der mexikanischen Kultur ist die Catarina, bekannt gemacht durch José Guadalupe Posada, das Skelett einer Dame der höheren Gesellschaft und eine der beliebtesten Figuren bei den Feiern zum Tag der Toten in Mexiko.Höhe: 38 cm. English: La Catrina – In Mexican folk culture, the Catarina, popularized by José Guadalupe Posada, is the skeleton of a high society woman and one of the most popular figures of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico.Height&#160;: about 15 inches - 38 cm. Picture taken at the Museo de la Ciudad, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico... a public place. Español: La Catrina. En la cultura popular mexicana, la Catarina, popularizada por José Guadalupe Posada consiste en el esqueleto de una mujer de la alta sociedad y constituye una de las figuras más populares en las celebraciones del Día de Muertos en México.Altura: unos 38 cm. La fotografía fue tomada en el Museo de la Ciudad, León, Guanajuato, México en una exposición sobre obras realizadas por artesanos para el Día de Muertos. Français&#160;: La Catrina. Dans la culture populaire mexicaine la Catrina, popularisée par Jose Guadalupe Posada, est le squelette d'une dame de la haute société. C'est l'une des figures les plus populaires de la fête des morts au Mexique. Hauteur&#160;: 38 cm. Português: La Catrina. Na cultura popular mexicana, a Catrina, popularizada por José Guadalupe Posada, é um esqueleto de uma dama da alta sociedade. É uma das figuras mais populares da Festa do dia dos mortos no México. Altura: 38 cm.
context_page_description: There is an extensive and varied belief in ghosts in Mexican culture. The modern state of Mexico is inhabited by peoples such as the Maya and Nahua. Their beliefs in a supernatural world has survived and evolved, combined with the Catholic beliefs of the Spanish conquest. The Day of the Dead incorporates pre-Columbian beliefs with Christian elements. Mexican literature and movies include many stories of ghosts interacting with the living.
context_section_description: There is an extensive and varied belief in ghosts in Mexican culture. The modern state of Mexico is inhabited by peoples such as the Maya and Nahua. Their beliefs in a supernatural world has survived and evolved, combined with the Catholic beliefs of the Spanish conquest. The Day of the Dead incorporates pre-Columbian beliefs with Christian elements. Mexican literature and movies include many stories of ghosts interacting with the living.
caption: Catrinas, one of the most popular figures of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico.
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