La Catrina Calavera y Su Cultura

The Catrina Calavera symbolizes

• dead loved ones on Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

• the origins of Halloween costumes

• Mexican aristocracy during the Mexican Revolution

• a design created to celebrate Chicano heritage

The Catrina Calavera was created as

• a political cartoon during the Mexican Revolution

• a decoration for a Dia de Los Muertos Altar

• a design for a Halloween costume

• an artwork sold to promote Mexican nationalism

Diego Rivera likely included the Catrina Calavera in 'Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park' as a reference to

• La Malinche, the Nahuatl woman who translated for Hernan Cortes during colonization

• political cartoonist, Jose Guadalupe Posada

• his undying love for his wife, Frida Kahlo

• his active participation in the Mexican Revolution

The Catrina Calavera wears a feather boa in 'Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park' to symbolize

• her wealth and ability to afford fanciful clothing

• the Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl

• Diego Rivera's life in France

• the national bird of Mexico