Calaca

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A calaca (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈlaka], a colloquial Mexican Spanish name for skeleton) is a figure of a skull or skeleton (usually human) commonly used for decoration during the Mexican Day of the Dead festival, although they are made all year round. In Mexico and a few other countries in Latin America, calaca also refers to death. Its most common cultural representation is the Catrina.

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