Mictecacihuatl

In Aztec mythology, Mictecacihuatl (pronounced 'Meek-teka-see-wahdl' or 'Meek-teka-kee-wadl') is Queen of Mictlan, the underworld, ruling over the afterlife with , another deity who is designated as her husband.
Her role is to keep watch over the bones of the dead. She presided over the ancient festivals of the dead, which evolved from Aztec traditions into the modern Day of the Dead after synthesis with Spanish cultural traditions. She is said now to preside over the contemporary festival as well. Mictecacihuatl is known as the Lady of the Dead, since it is believed that she was born, then sacrificed as an infant. Mictecacihuatl was represented with a defleshed body and with jaw agape to swallow the stars during the day.

Mictecacihuatl was a bony goddess, and she ruled over Mictlan

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Pan de Muerto

A delicious, funny looking sugared bread, with cruchy symbolic bones sold on November in Mexico everywhere.
Sometimes with pink vegetable paint to represent the human blood that was poured on them during Aztec times.

November is coming, we'll all eat bread of the dead ( Pan de Muerto ) with chocolate atole.

Sugar Skull

A funny, creepy looking candy skull sold during November in Mexico. They can also be made from chocolate.

Turist: I bought a sugar skull with my name while in Mexico.
Turist 2: They were probably on holiday.

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