For as far back as I could recall, I had always taken solace within their filtered light. The earthy smells, the solitude, those were things I craved. I wanted nothing more than to lose myself in the heart of the forest and forget the world around me.
It was little wonder that the locals began to speculate about me.
I lived with a spinster aunt at the edge of the forest in an old Victorian farmhouse. She’d inherited it from her parents long ago, and while she no raised cows for milking, she did maintain the barn and fields. I helped her with her gardens, and with the housework, and in return she allowed me to keep a horse.
So, some people are pointing out “Maria is not necessary Mexican, she has a Spanish name” witch i repply:
YOU FOOL
You motherfuckers thing is only her name, so first off, im gonna point out the obvious.
This is a “Calavera de dulce” or “Catrina”
Symbol of day of the dead, a Mexican tradition celebrating and remembering the dead people we loved and cared for.
Now now, i know what you are gonna say, this tradition is in spain as well, but you just gotta see it here to realize where the true heart of the day relies on, in mexico, but MOVING ON.
As you can see:
Her baton clearly has an inspired skull in the calavera from day of the dead.
BUT THATS NOT ALL YOU CRAZY BITCH
And here is why:
She is: a woman with her eyes covered ,with already a baton showing Mexican culture.
But..why her eyes covered are a Mexican theme too?
I present to you: La llorona.
A woman who cried, an cried a fucking lot.
The story around her tale changes depending on who and where you ask. but the base premise is that woman cried so much, she run around all of México and cried the rivers and lakes, more specifically, the waters of Xochimilco.
So; i propose this, the fairy tale, or in this case just tale, Maria calavera is based on, is dia de los muertos, and the legend of la llorona, thanks to those fancy eye gear she has, covering her eyes for probably, a lot of use thanks to the silver eyes (or maybe she trains silver eyes users who knows, cinder got one eye blinded as well after her encounter with Ruby back in volume 3).
Look at her and tell me if she is not a cute abuelita.
I fucking dare you not tell me she is not a cute abuelita.
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