The
alfeñique´s word, it´s Arabic name, it was used to call cooked and stretche
sugar, very thin and twisted bars. We call alfeñique´s figures of sugar, that
are made especially for Death´s day.
The
aztecas made some figures their “ofrenda.” They were the first alfeñiques who
knew this sweet.
At
each stage of Mexican Republic there are different alfeñique´s sweet:
I
have had the opportunity to visit the Candy´s Regional Fair of Toluca known as
Alfeñique´s Fair is already a nice tradition in Toluca, the colorful stalls, of
the dealers are placed under the “Portales” of Toluca. Generally the fair
begins the last week on October and finished on November 3rd or 4th.
The
fair is distinguished by the sale and exhibition alfeñique´s sweet. It also has
a cultural side like dance, music, theater, shows, concerts, book
representations and workshops.
The
sweet that gives the name to the fair is the alfeñique figure, that can be
mould like casket, skulls, crosses, bones, animals, fruits, angels and animals,
there are also Mexican dishes, and I may add, they are different varieties of
them like: pumpkin sweet, citron, candied fruit, sugar and amaranth,
“charamusca” and so on. These are very traditional on Day of the Death
celebration.
Besides
sweets you can find all kinds of ornaments of the season, as the famous confetti
with figures alluding to the tradition in sizes you could never have imagined!
The
sweets are on the other hand a sample of the culture and tradition of many
years in Mexico.
I
would like to invite you, to know more about this.
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