Human skull symbolism

Stans ossuary in Stans, Switzerland.

Remember that you have to die

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Halloween is the candy-coated version of a longtime tradition of celebrating the inevitability of death. Photographer and author Paul Koudounaris has traveled the world to document ossuaries and charnel houses — rooms filled with, and often decorated with, human skulls and bones. Who knew death could be so beautiful?

Mexicans prepare for Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, festival by making sugar skulls

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Making Traditional Sugar Skulls to Celebrate Día de los Muertos

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American Icons: Georgia O’keeffe’s Skull Paintings

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American Icons: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Skull Paintings

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Design for the Real World: Skulls

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Graphic designer Noah Scalin created a new skull design every day for a year and posted them to his blog Skull-a-Day. He used whatever was at hand: breakfast cereal, sparklers, and little green army men. Scalin thinks that no matter the material, the skull is timeless. Produced by Studio 360’s Michele Siegel and Erin Calabria.