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Day of the Dead tattoos for walls from WallMonkeys.com
Day of the Dead, Dia de los Meurtos, is a three-day holiday in Mexico and other countries where the beloved dead are remembered and celebrated with altars filled with flowers, foods and gifts. The beautifully decorated sugar skulls that are essential to the celebration have become a super trendy design motif on back packs, on clothing and on bodies as tattoos.
The true Day of the Dead celebration begins on Oct. 31 and ends Nov. 2, but if your youngster find the skulls fascinating, consider a wall tattoo. Unlike those that would be permanently inked into his or her flesh, the Day of the Dead wall tattoos are temporary decals that can be removed and reused. There are several options at WallMonkeys.com where the Day of the Dead skulls and Ed Hardy-type wall tattoos designed for teens and "twens" come in several sizes. Repositionable posters, replicas of works of art and the tattoo-like wall clings sell for $24.99 to $99.99, depending on size. Search "Day of the Dead" to see the selection. The company also can turn personal photos into giant repositionable wall-cling murals ($40 to $110).