Symbols
Definitions
Las Catrinas
Altars
Definitions 2
100
This flower symbolizes death
Cempazuchitl (Yellow Marigolds)
100
The art of Mexican Paper cutting
Papel Picado
100
Created the famous etching "La calavera catrina"
Jose Guadalupe Posada
100
These flowers are often left on the altars
Cempazuchitl
100
Bread of the dead
Pan de muertos
200
This whimsical skeleton figure represents death
Calaca
200
Poems written for/about the deceased
Calaveras
200
This item is worn by La Catrina Calavera
A large hat
200
Family and friends leave these favorite things for the dead.
Comidas y bebidas (foods and drinks)
200
Colorful iced sugar skulls
Alfeñiques
300
This is a symbol of both Halloween and El Dia de Los Muertos
Una Calavera (Skeleton)
300
Offerings to honor the dead
Ofrendas
300
Painter who created a mural with a catrina in the center
Diego Rivera
300
This is the central focus of the altar
The photo of the person
300

Xibalba

The entrance to death; pre-Hispanic underworld

400
Butterflies are said to represent this
The souls of their dead
400
Means a wealthy woman
La catrina
400
The city where the 50 ft. mural with la catrina in the center is located
Mexico City
400
The spanish word for candles, which are left at the altar
Velas
400
Souls of children that have died
Angelitos
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