La Catrina

La Catrina is an elegantly dressed female skeleton that has become one of Mexico’s most recognizable symbols. The engraver José Guadalupe Posada created the original image, called ‘La Calavera Garbancera,’ in the early 1900s, and Diego Rivera later popularized the name ‘Catrina’ in his mural ‘Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central.’

Today catrinas appear everywhere during Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), celebrated on November 1 and 2, when families honor their deceased loved ones. UNESCO recognized the celebration as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.