This lovely magnet, imported from Mexico, portrays a nun holding a cross, in reference to the sufferings of Jesus.

In Mexican folk art, many items such as this one depicts visions of an afterlife in which skeletons partake in everyday activities. These types of dioramas are popular decorations for Day of the Dead.

The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos, Día de los Difuntos or Día de Muertos in Spanish) is a traditional holiday in Mexico and many South American countries. Based on a syncretization of ancient pre-Hispanic and Christian beliefs, this celebration of the memory of deceased ancestors is celebrated from dusk on October 31st through November 1 (All Saints Day) and November 2 (All Souls' Day).

This miniature is made of hand-crafted and -painted clay.

Measures 1” tall.