[Coco looks confused a moment, brow furrowing, but then she jumps in place.]
Oh! You mean on the calaveras! They're just to decorate them and make them more artistic. I don't think they mean anything.
[Héctor, who'd been lifting a brow at Tobias, amused, takes his time to answer then.]
I like to think they show a little bit of life. The sugar skulls on ofrendas are offerings to the dead more than something people really eat. Some people even put names on them. It gives a little glimpse into who the people are, I think.
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Oh! You mean on the calaveras! They're just to decorate them and make them more artistic. I don't think they mean anything.
[Héctor, who'd been lifting a brow at Tobias, amused, takes his time to answer then.]
I like to think they show a little bit of life. The sugar skulls on ofrendas are offerings to the dead more than something people really eat. Some people even put names on them. It gives a little glimpse into who the people are, I think.