Literary Calavera

Posada's La Calavera Garbancera together with a literary calaverita in 1913

The Literary Calavera or calavera literaria (Spanish: literary skull) is a form of writing in Mexico. It is satirical or light-hearted writing in verse. These are usually made for the Day of the Dead.[1][2] In some parts of Mexico, children and adults to write "Calaveritas" (Spanish: little skull) for friends, colleagues (people you work with), and family. The writer usually pretends that the "addressee" (the person the letter is being sent to) is dead

References

  1. Argüelles, Juan Domingo. La adulteración de las calaveras. La Jornada en línea (2 November 2003). Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. González, Carmen. Son las calaveras literarias una manifestación de la cultura popular. El Sol de Tlaxcala (16 October 2008). Retrieved 10 October 2012.