Cartoon #1 THE BONY.-

Death is not always solemn, in Mexico people play with it, "...we invite to the bony, so she can be our scoff with verses to satirize everything and everybody".

Photo We also eat to the death made of sugar skull and it has the name of future victims written on. Or to relish the bones of the skinny, sop in a thick hot chocolate when we eat bread made specially for this celebration, the bread of the dead. Cartoon #2 José Guadalupe Posada (grabadista mexicano) used his calaca "La Catrina" to make fun of the society of beginning of this century.
We use the politic caricature in allusions to this holidays.

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BOSS FOR EVENTS
AND SHOWS

The skinny very smart,
she took with her to Don Mario,
to regulate hers old and meager cemetery.
The bony very worried
give reasons to Don Mario,
merchants and salesman
they had occupied the corners.
During these thousand of years,
millionaires has come,
they had filled with taverns
my dear cemetery.
Don Mario without changing
already gave to her the solution,
collecting double to the clients
and he requested his commission.
DIF DIRECTOR
The DIF Secretary is of mourning,
their director already died,
in a coffin with pantries
the Death took him.
The scrawny wanted with him,
because he worked very hard,
to the childhood mainly,
with programs he helped.
Don Beto, his name,
teacher of profession,
now he prepare breakfasts
to the skinny at the cemetery.
THE CANDIDATE
In this tomb here is
the remains of a Secretary,
the white woman took him,
she said it was necessary.
She knows his aptitudes,
his trajectory without stain,
he is, Don Mario was a good guy,
he already is talking with the skinny.
-Request me what you want -
the Death was pleased,
then the teacher said:
I want to be President!
SECRETARY OF
SOCIAL
COMUNICATION

Carlos already died
they already lead him to bury,
he was for everybody a friend,
finally he was gone,
to the further on.
His work was different
he was from social communication,
to the tours of the scrawny
Carlitos is been going to integrate.
Upon arriving to the cemetery
with camera and something more,
the scrawny said him:
you will take me photos.
I will hire you in my staff
But come to work!
SECRETARY OF
AGRICULTURE

The skinny is very happy
hers work already changed
with Miguel Angel,
he sowed the sacred field.
His secretary Nadia cries,
everybody know his worth,
their laments were not worthed,
because the skynny wanted him.
He has not rested in peace
in spite of being very kind,
souls in pain follow him, they want their fertilizer.
DON RAUL
A great friend for everybody
they have just buried,
his bones already was claimed
for the skinny and another more.
The scrawny took him
she is owner of hers acts,
according to make cleaning
to hers sacred rooms.
They already take him direct
to the municipal cemetery,
with a "Only for women"
Raulito is going to debut.
DIRECTOR OF
PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION

His body already is arriving
to the place without return,
Primo has arrived
with presence and fashion.
The Skinny received him
with singular happiness,
because it need arrangements
hers sad and somber mansion.
We will see what it happen,
but I want you move,
I want you are made my house
but you have to make the approval!
ADMINISTRATOR
In a tomb is written
with sincere affection,
here rest the remains
from our great administrator.
His court of servants
with Armando to the front,
they accompany Francisco
with great sadness in their souls.
The Skinny when he arrived,
from she escaped a scream,
cheer's with Jimador:
Here I am, my treasure!
THE BOSS FILE
Don Pancho is at the cemetery
giving bills to the creator,
pointing out with files
when the town was formed.
He showed pictures,
files and old newspapers,
ravishing to the Scrawny
with those times, old years,
Rest in peace, Don Francisco
great friend and loyal man,
I request photos from the sky
to make a scan.
MAYOR OF
PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION

Public construction she governed
this singular teacher,
the Scrawny had her in the list,
the scrawny wants remove her.
The death bony and scrawny
to Mary she is going to visit,
in order to expound her the matter
that she have to take with her.
To the other world
the place where she is going,
she think that is boring
that sad and ugly life.
Our famous mayor
answer her with right:
I only goes with you
If you make bullfights!
THE POLICE MAN
In a stone tomb,
here he is buried
our very dear friend,
Abelardo, the engineer.
A man always clean and neat,
the Scrawny took him from his arm.
In the cemetery there are problems,
the skinny wants that he assist a case.
The Scrawny said him:
you are already on the train.
The epitaph said:
Here you are, and you make well!
DIRECTOR OF URBAN
DEVELOPMENT APARTMENT

The death jocose
to a director she was taken,
and his tablet of flagstone
peacefully she was cleaned.
His secretaries cried,
Aníbal refused to go,
the death already took him
and he questioned to her:
I only leave with you,
with a condition,
you fix your writings,
and allotment the cemetery.
DON SILVESTRE
Andando de donjuán
don Silvestre
coqueteo con la huesuda
que regenteaba el panteón.
La parca quería con él,
le gustaba carne magra, y dijo: -yo me lo llevo,
¡Sólo que se tome un Viagra!
REGIDOR DE HACIENDA
Víctor, buen amigo
bueno fuiste en esta vida,
Regidor de Hacienda fuiste,
Disfrutaste sin medida.
La Muerte lo recibió
en su hacienda preferida,
dijiste: ¡flaca aquí estoy
ya te traje tu alegría!
La flaca le dijo, pasa,
yo te doy la bienvenida
pero antes de que te instales
¡Que te escondan la comida!
REGIDOR DE SALUD
Descanse en paz don Camilo,
la calaca ya lo enfrió,
lo mando a Salubridad,
y en la morgue lo metió.
El regidor falleció
su pata dio el estirón,
Ahora está en el otro mundo
Haciendo la revisión.
SECRETARIO DE
SEGURIDAD PUBLICA

En un lúgubre paraje
la muerte se lo encontró,
patrullando en su carroza
a don Nacho levantó.
Después de reconocerlo
pistolas y escopetas le entregó,
le dio dos cuernos de chivo,
y enseguida lo soltó.
Después de recomendarlo
luego se la sentenció:
¡Nomás termina el trienio
y te llevaré al panteón!



| Versión Español | Prehispanic origin | Religion |
| The altar for the deceased | At the cemetery |
| The Skunny | Tales or legends |

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