Day of the Dead is a time to honor and celebrate our departed loved ones. It's not a sad time--in fact, it's marked by parties and parades in many Mexican and Latino communities. This free Windows 7 theme celebrates Day of the Dead with a parade of its own: beautiful photographs of colorfully decorated calaveras (skulls), including the traditional sugar skulls shared on that holiday.

This theme contains two photographs from members of the DeviantArt community: JK Studio's "Evil Eye DoD Mask 0" and Jared Normand's "Day of the Mini Dead." It also includes several gorgous photos offered by Flickr members under a Creative Commons license: two mouthwatering sugar skulls displays by nimdok and Christine Zenino, "Day of the Dead 7" by armadilo60, "Ofrenda Detail, Dia de los Muertos" by Jennifer Janviere (my favorite--a glittery skull with roses for eyes), "Las Calaveras" by [casey], and "Dia De Los Muertos Figure in Chichicastenango" by DavidDennisPhotos.com.

Day of the Dead Windows 7 Theme puts a parade of colorfully decorated Mexican folk art skulls on your desktop, perfect for celebrating Halloween or Dia de los Muertos in grand style.

Note: To install the Windows 7 theme, just unzip the archive file and double-click the themepack within. Windows does the rest.

--Kim Saccio-Kent