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  Thejewelry in the shape of a skull have a long history. People have used the skulls to make jewelry and have worn them since the 15th century. There are different types of skull jewelry, today we are going to focus on the origin and meaning of sugar skulls.When it comes tosugar skulls, the first thing that comes to mind is inevitably the Mexican Day of the Dead.Day of the Dead, orDia de los Muertos, is an often misunderstood holiday that is celebrated in Mexico. Although, technically speaking, the actual Day of the Dead is November 2, the tradition has...

A member of the quartz mineral family,amethyst is one of the most valuable and popular stones on the market today. The official birthstone for February, the gem is often used in birthstone jewelry. Amethyst owes its vibrant purple color to traces of aluminum and iron. Without these impurities in its composition, the stone would be an ordinary transparent quartz. The gemstone belongs to the macrocrystalline quartz group. Like all other stones in this category, amethyst exhibits translucent clarity and strong luster. Below we explore this gemstone in more detail.   How to Identify Amethyst? To the untrained eye, amethyst is...

Death comes for all of us, for some as a shadow waiting to snatch our souls from us, for others an angel descended from heaven to bring us home. In all cultures around the world, there are references or myths about personified death. The image of death is depicted as a grim reaper, a guardian of the underworld, a faceless ghost, and in Mexico it is theSanta Muerte.   Although the Catholic Church and the Mexican government have officially rejected the cult of theSanta Muerte (the saint of death) in Mexico, there is no denying the popularity and fervor of...

skull tattoos have captivated the imagination for centuries, carrying with them an aura of mystery and symbolism. This article delves into the fascinating world of these tattoos, exploring their deeper meanings through cultural, historical and psychological prisms.     I. History and Culture: Ancestral funeral rites: The tatoos skull have their roots in the funeral rites of ancient cultures. Civilizations like the Aztecs used skull designs in their mortuary ceremonies, believing that tattoos could guide the deceased's soul to the afterlife. Exploring these rituals allows us to understand that the earliest meanings of skull tattoos were often linked to spirituality...