Sugar Skulls - 101 Mexican Calaveras, Day of the Dead Patterns

Where do "Calaveras" come from?

The word "Calavera" designates a human skull or a skull but also the figurines in dough of sugar deposited on the altars to celebrate the Day of the Dead observed every year on October 31, November 1 and 2,

The "Calaveras" serve as offerings to deceased friends and family or to the family's members. Very often, the Mexicans eat the "Calaveras" at the end of the meal dedicated to the celebration of the Day of the Dead called also D