DAY OF THE DEAD RETABLO CHILD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Enrique Badillo of San Miquel, Mexico has again outdone himself in his one of a kind retablo ex-votos devotional paintings on tin.  Retablos, better known as "laminas" in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, zinc, wood or copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints.

The literal translation for "retablo" is "behind the altar." Counterpart to the retablo, ex-votos are devotional paintings on canvas or tin which offer thanks to a particular saint in the form of a short narrative. In many events, a small child becomes ill, a favorite animal finally wanders home or a family narrowly escapes the clutches of death after their small house burns to the ground. The petitioner, grateful for a miracle received, dedicates a small painting (with a short testimonial) to the respective patron Saint.

This retablo, ex-votos measures 10 3/4 inches by 8 3/4 inches.  

Era el cumpleanos de mi nina y todo iba muy bien, pero de repente que llegan a la fiesta unas calacas y todos los invitadoes se fueron mi hija y yo nos paralizamos y le pedi al santo nino de atocha que por favor no, nos hieieran dano, y gracias a el solamente le dieron un rato a la pinata y se fueron

It was the birthday of my girl and everything was fine, but suddenly coming to the party uninvited where the calacas. My daughter and I become paralyzed and asked the Holy Child of Atocha please do not let them hurt us, the calacas only stayed a while and then turned away and left the pinata

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