The Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico annually November 1st and 2nd in conjunction with All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Rather than a time of sadness, this is an opportunity to celebrate the lives of departed loved ones and a chance give thanks. Family often visit cemeteries to pay respect to ancestors and build altars to honor them. They may wear shells on their clothing to wake the dead with the noise of their dancing. La Calavera, the skull, is a common symbol of the celebration. The bone-like surface of found expired sand dollars inspired Rebecca Chapa to embrace her heritage, honoring the gift of life with a gift from the sea. Handmade and signed by Rebecca Chapa Sand Dollars are a natural product. Although we have sealed five "doves" and sand in your dollar, sand may sift through them. Please handle with care as breakage could invite the beach into your home! ABOUT THE SAND DOLLAR The Pacific sand dollar lives in sea beds below low tide. Live sand dollars are fuzzy and covered in dark purplish spines. They generally live six to ten years at which point their bare white exoskeleton may wash up on the beach.