The Story Behind The Sugar Skull

Day of the Dead or Dia De Los Muertos is a colourful Mexican festival that’s has been getting more and more popular all over the world. We know this because

  1. There are lots of Day of the Dead costumes available.
  2. Day of the Dead is a big part of the new Bond movie SPECTRE!

But what’s with all the sugar skulls and all the colours? Well, we did a little digging and we’ve put together a timeline explaining exactly how this festival came about, why they wear brilliantly bright colours and why they spend days making skulls out of sugar…Enjoy!

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