Day of the Dead Forever First Class Postage Stamps Holiday Elves Forever Postage Stamps Filled with treats and presents

Filled with treats and presents

a similar practice — possibly imported from China by Marco Polo — became part of festivities during the season of Lent

and shades of green and brown

A blindfolded player tries to strike the piñata with a stick while the rope is pulled to make a direct hit more difficult

One stamp is one ounce

Day of the Dead Forever First Class Postage Stamps Holiday Elves Forever Postage Stamps Filled with treats and presentsIn recent decades, Da de los Muertos, as it is known in Spanish, has caught on in the United States as a festive celebration for all ages. These new stamps from the U. S. Postal Service showcase the Day of the Dead holiday, in all its flower bedecked splendor. This pane of 20 Forever stamps contains five identical rows of four colorful stamps featuring several iconic elements of a traditional Day of the Dead offering. Stylized, decorated sugar skulls