Goddess+Mictecacihuatl

=Goddess Mictecacihuatl= By: Jared = =

Overview
Mictecacihuatl is an ancient Aztec goddess of the dead that rules over the underworld, more specifically Mictlan, which is the lowest of 9 levels of the underworld. It is said that she takes those who died non-violent deaths and watches over their bones for the mourning family for eternity. She is a skeleton clad in a very elegant dress and is honored on November 2nd, or All Saints Day, of El Dia` de los Muertos.

Also known as...

 * Lady of the Dead
 * Santa Muerte
 * Catrina
 * Queen of the Underworld

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 * = [[image:khsdayofthedead2/Mictecacihuatl_doll.jpg width="168" height="211" caption="Version of Mictecacihuatl commonly used for paper mache"]] ||= xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ||= [[image:khsdayofthedead2/Aztec_goddess_of_death.jpg caption="Ancient Aztec version of Mictecacihuatl"]] ||

History
Mictecacihuatl is said to have died at her birth in Mexico. Day of the Dead, as people see it, is held under her supernatural direction every year since the Aztec times. The Aztecs celebrated through the month of August instead of October and dedicated every bit of their festivals to Mictecacihuatl. Since those times she has changed design a few times into what she is now. Her current name is Catrina, and she is still a skeleton clad in a dress that is not as fancy as what it used to be, but is still beautiful. She is still a very important part of El Dia` de los Muertos as people dress themselves up as her, create dolls in her image, and paint her on many canvases. Mictecacihuatl seems to be a big part of Day of the Dead as she is to be the one who runs it all.
 * [[image:khsdayofthedead2/Catrina.jpg width="215" height="238" caption="Doll of Catrina, the new version of Mictecacihuatl"]] || [[image:khsdayofthedead2/incarnation_of_mictecacihuatl.jpg width="188" height="248" caption="Painting of different incarnation of Mictecacihuatl"]] || [[image:khsdayofthedead2/Catrina_doll.jpg width="172" height="199" caption="Alternate look for Catrina's dress"]] ||
 * [[image:khsdayofthedead2/Catrina.jpg width="215" height="238" caption="Doll of Catrina, the new version of Mictecacihuatl"]] || [[image:khsdayofthedead2/incarnation_of_mictecacihuatl.jpg width="188" height="248" caption="Painting of different incarnation of Mictecacihuatl"]] || [[image:khsdayofthedead2/Catrina_doll.jpg width="172" height="199" caption="Alternate look for Catrina's dress"]] ||

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