Milagros

Folk art from Mexico

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¿What are the mexican Milagros?

Milagros, or “Miracles”, are small metal figures, formerly made of silver or gold, which are used as offerings, like a form of gratitude for any favor received by a Saint, a Virgin or an Angel. Even when samples of them have been found in virtually every ancient civilization, few have the playfulness and surrealism of the Mexican “Milagros”. It was customary to hang them in churches, sometimes on the dresses of some saint at their festivals. For example, if someone suffers from a leg, they will look for a figurine of a leg or if the problem is in one eye, they will hang an eye to ask for it to be healed.

MADE OF WOOD WITH METAL FIGURINES.