Literary Calaverita
The calavera literaria is a Mexican traditional composition in verse. They are often written for the Day of the Dead.[1][2]
History
Initially known as panteones, these verses had their origin in the 19th century as mocking epitaph and a way of expressing ideas or feelings that in other occasions might be difficult to express.[3][2] For this reason they were often censored or destroyed, since they also often served as a means to express political satire.[3][2] The first calaveras were published in 1879, in the newspaper El Socialista, of Guadalajara.[2]
gollark: I use imperial because I just *love* memorizing tables of incomprehensible unit conversions!
gollark: Randomly delayed *wrongly*, then.
gollark: Just assume government responses will randomly be delayed, too limited in scope, or cancelled after not being around for long! Although this is more <#689911928411521099>.
gollark: Places having the same name are confusing. We really should just use UUIDs.
gollark: As far as I know they're used. The "make it yourself" bit, though...
References
- Argüelles, Juan Domingo (2 November 2003). "La adulteración de las calaveras". La Jornada en línea. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- González, Carmen (16 October 2008). "Son las calaveras literarias una manifestación de la cultura popular". El Sol de Tlaxcala. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- Marroquín, Fausto Martínez. ""Calaveritas", una hermosa y casi desaparecida tradición". México desconocido. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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