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Today I want to tell you about a very popular Mexican symbol, and that nowadays it is globalizing towards the other cultures of different countries- this symbol is La catrina-I hope you enjoy
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Las Catrinas in the world of tattoos, they have quite deep meanings and are becoming increasingly popular especially among young people in Mexico -- and from any other country that has been influenced by this nation
To be a little more exact This is one of the most representative symbols of Mexico, It is also very recognizable anywhere in the world and is already very popular in the culture of other countries (in the global culture), either in the form of a tattoo, in the form of a make-up, in the form of an illustration- the catrina has become a symbol of the Mexican worldview in the face of death
This is because while in the rest of the world the skulls are associated with death, destruction, misfortune, in short, many evil things - in Mexico NO, since there they have the peculiarity that the skulls decorate them with sugar, with flowers and that gives a lot to talk about how Mexicans perceive death
This symbol that maybe already a universal icon was not originally called catrina, This was called the garbancera skull that was the name that his creator gave him - Mr. José Guadalupe, who was a great Mexican engraver
The intention of Mr. José Guadalupe was, that the skull Garbancera was a kind of mockery or ridicule Directed to Mexicans but to those who denied their original race and dressed in a rather elegant way because according to them only so they could be accepted in the "Society"
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At the time in which the creator of the skull garbancera lived Mr. José Guadalupe at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century as from 1852 to 1913 approximately- It was quite common to do satires in various newspapers that were distributed throughout the country
In those newspapers there was a section of political cartoons in which Mr. José Guadalupe made the engravings- and it turns out that in order not to place the face as it was of the person who was being criticized, better he was drawn a skull that was funnier and at the same time more fun- thus there was no fear of retaliation on the part of the person who was the object of mockery
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Subsequently, the muralist known as Diego Rivera was the one that took this symbol of Mr. Guadalupe and I use it in one of his murals and at that time I baptize it as the Catrina from that moment the Catrina was supported by Mexican muralism in order to project itself to the global culture
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In Mexico, Catrín is called a person who has a lot of money, that is rich in a few words, and that is very elegant
Catrín can also be called a person who is not tanga so much money or so many material goods dresses in a way that fits in that society
And the last meaning that they give to the word catrín, It's like the "close with a flourish" - For example, some kind of activity they are doing they say that they will end up as a catrín- it's the same as saying I'm going to finish or close it with a flourish
Over the years and of course with the technological improvements and therefore obvious with the influence that the catrina has left in so many people, This character has evolved and adapted over the years in different parts and in different areas, as much as in makeup, in painting, and in tattooing
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The tattoo of the Catrina, is a symbol of seduction and of mortalite, This symbol when taken by a woman means that she manifests that her love for beauty is not detached from her conscience - mostly the women who are carriers of this magnificent tattoo are women who have their ideas clear and who know how much power they have –
Other people who choose this symbol to express it on their skin use it with the intention of declaring their respect for death- or maybe as a challenge, and wanting to convey that they do not fear death under any circumstances
In Mexico on November 2 of each year is a perfect day to show off your catrinas tattoos - since that day is the day of the deceased in Mexico- and that's why many show it with pride –
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The enigmatic, stylized and sensual figure of the catrina, it's a perfect way to get creativity going by producing many forms of body art- and undoubtedly it would be an excellent tattoo to show off on the skin
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