La Calavera (Loteria Cards) Costume for Halloween
How to Make La Calavera Costume
| # | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Long Sleeve T-Shirt | Choose this long-sleeved black T-shirt to start off your deathly outfit. |
| 2 | Black Stretch Pants | Partner your shirt with these black stretchable pants. |
| 3 | Skull Bone Mask | Briefly shock those around you but promptly put them at ease by selecting to wear this smiling skull bone mask. |
| 4 | Jumbo Plastic Human Bones | Hold on to these plastic jumbo human bones and form crossbones by putting them diagonally on your chest. |
| 5 | Extra Large Cardboard Sheets | Use these extra-large cardboard sheets to construct the giant Loteria card attached to your back. |
| 6 | Black and White Acrylic Paint | Utilize these black and white acrylic paint to add the necessary details to your giant Loteria card. |
| 7 | Pink Acrylic Paint | Color the pink background on your Loteria card using this pink acrylic paint. |
La Calavera is the smiling skull mounted on crossbones pictured in the number forty-two (42) card in the traditional bingo-like Mexican board game Loteria. The popular game has a deck of 54 picture cards, which is used to draw a picture card that will be the basis to find a corresponding matching picture in the randomly created 4 x 4 grid of pictures known as the tabla. The first to complete a previously agreed pattern on the tabla will shout “Loteria” and will be declared winner of the particular round of the game.
La Calavera could be a statement that death is also a common thing. He wears a long-sleeved black T-shirt, black stretch pants, a skull bone mask, jumbo plastic human crossbones, and a giant Loteria card.
About La Calavera
The traditional verse associated with the La Calavera card is simply, “As I passed by the cemetery, I found a skull.” Though a bit shocking or unpleasant, a skull is something that is really expected to be found in a cemetery. Thus, when the card comes up in fortune-telling, it could mean that a situation is exactly where it is supposed to be.
Check out these sites to learn more about La Calavera and other characters from Loteria Cards:
