Bread of the Dead
Day of the Dead Series
Department 56 Halloween Village
Box gives the measurement: 3.25"x 2"x 2.5"
Bread of the dead, or pan de muerto, is a
traditional Mexican sweet bread that is made during Day of the Dead, a celebration of the deceased on November 1st and 2nd
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The bread is usually shaped into hands, skulls, or other symbols of death, and covered in a glaze or sugar
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The bread is
a way of honoring and remembering the dead, and it is often placed on altars or eaten at gravesites
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