Day of the Dead
Celebrate your own El Dia de los Muertos with these colorful decorations. If you aren't familiar with the Day of the Dead it is a celebration to honor deceased relatives. Typically it is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd of every year. Events are held at cemeteries and homes with an attempt to communicate with passed loved ones. Stories are told remembering family members and the overall spirit is meant to be uplifting and on a positive note.
Skulls and decorative skeletons are used to decorate for Day of the Dead along with flowers, candy, toys, and alcohol. Often shrines are built with pictures and tokens of the deceased in an effort to honor and remember them. Throw your own Day of the Dead event and have fun honoring your loved ones.
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What is the Day of the Dead?
Plan a Day of the Dead party in honor of the traditional Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos. At PartyCheap.com you can find everything you need to throw a great Day of the Dead Party, and remember deceased family, friends, and ancestors. This celebration originated in Mexico hundreds of years ago and lasted a period of weeks. In modern-day Mexico, Day of the Dead actually takes place over a period of days, from October 28 to November 2nd. But typically it is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd.
A large part of this celebration is the use of skeleton and skull decorations, and PartyCheap.com has a great selection. Get your guests into the spirit of the occasion by handing each their very own Party Beads with Day of the Dead Medallion to wear as they walk in. Start off your decorations by announcing to your guests the theme of this party by stringing up a 7 foot Day of the Dead Jointed Banner. Next, use Day of the Dead Clings to decorate the windows and mirrors of your home. Each sheet contains 23 brightly colored clings that depict aspects of this special celebration, including: skulls, candles, flowers, and skeletons. Hang a few Day of the Dead Signs with “Dia de los Muertos” on one side, and “Day of the Dead” on the other side. For more hanging decorations, you can purchase Day of the Dead Whirls and Day of the Dead Stringers to hang from the ceiling.
Preparing an altar for departed relatives is also a typical Day of the Dead tradition. People use photographs, flowers, candles, and favorite foods and drinks of the loved ones to create their altar. This offering can be prepared directly at the gravesite or in a place of honor in your home. We offer a Day of the Dead Altar Cutout, which depicts a traditional altar. It makes a perfect wall decoration for your party, along with a set of the Jointed Day of the Dead Skeletons. Each brightly colored skeleton has jointed limbs so you can easily reposition them. Next, you can display photographs of your loved ones in the brightly colored Day of the Dead Photo/Balloon Holder. It resembles the sugar skulls used to pay tribute to the deceased in traditional ceremonies.
Favorite foods and drinks of the deceased play a big role in this celebration. Put together a buffet table of these favorites and decorate it with Day of the Dead Tissue Garland taped or pinned to the front of the table. And don’t forget the party favors! Or you can give out the affordable Skull Shape Stickers or Silhouette Skulls Stickers as an inexpensive and colorful favor to remember this unique party.
Visit PartyCheap.com to see all the Day of the Dead party supplies and much more. And remember, order $50.00 or more in merchandise and receive FREE standard ground shipping to the lower 48 states.
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