Halloween

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The veil between our world and the world of the dead are lifting . The Halloween oracle deck features 36 radical and vivid illustrated cards. Each card features a character or symbols that portraits the spirit of Halloween. The popular characters of Halloween, who we all know and love, are the skeleton, zombie, vampire, werewolf, mummy, and witch. Popular symbols include graveyard, cauldron, black cat, and spider. Of course, there are many more featured in this oracle deck. One of the cards from this oracle deck which I found absolutely fascinating and captures the true meaning and spirit of Mexican Halloween is the card titled Lady De Los Muertos (Lady of the dead). In this card stands a woman in a black dress, red funeral flowers pinned to her hair, white and black make up on her face resembling the face of a skull, and she holds a red fan. According to the book, this woman represents a ‘Catrina’. In Mexican culture, a ‘Catrina’ is a woman of higher and noble rank, a very wealthy woman. When this card is drawn, it talks about acceptance and equality. The next card which I found very creepy and familiar is the Death card. Not because it has to do with death, but because the illust

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