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What do you do with the sugar skulls after Day of the Dead is over?

Asked by Iclamae (2412points) October 30th, 2009

I honestly don’t know. Can you eat them? If you can’t, how do you dispose of them… respectfully?

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Darwin's avatar

Eat them.

Dog's avatar

They are good broken up in coffee as well as being eaten straight.

YARNLADY's avatar

Many people eat them, but I don’t use sugar at all, so I just throw them away.

peedub's avatar

You can eat them, but I would keep them. Spray some varnish on them and you’re good.

Or

Make a Dhalsim necklace

oratio's avatar

Build a church. #

Psychedelic_Zebra's avatar

@oratio that is one creepy church.

oratio's avatar

@Psychedelic_Zebra Yep. It’s the Sedlec church in Kutna Hora, in the Czech republic.

YARNLADY's avatar

opps, wrong question.

Iclamae's avatar

And it’s considered “okay” to do that? I know in other religious practices involving food, you shouldn’t eat it afterward because you offered it to __.

oratio's avatar

@Iclamae The Hebrews ate the sacrificial food. Though only Kohanim, their families and stewards of the temple were allowed to.

RedPowerLady's avatar

I think this is a great question. I’d love to see an answer by someone who celebrates this way traditionally.

Dog's avatar

Hoping I have not been offensive drinking sugar skulls.
By the way @peedub great idea with the preservation!

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