What music genre is sometimes played in New Orleans during a burial?
Jazz
What is made at the end of the Japanese festival Obon to guide the spirits back to rest?
Lanterns
What US state has the most cemeteries?
Tennessee, with 33,000
What Disney movie tells the story of a boy named “Miguel” who explores the Land of the Dead on Dia de Los Muertos?
Coco
How is the Black Cat associated with Halloween?
Bringers of bad luck, associated with witches, roots in beliefs of witches avoiding detection by turning into black cats
What burial method was common in Nordic countries, also displayed in TV shows such as Game of Thrones?
Setting a ship containing the body alight
When is the Chinese Holiday , the Double Nine Festival held?
Ninth day of the Ninth Lunar Month
How many registered cemeteries are there in the US?
20,272
In the Nightmare Before Christmas, who is the Pumpkin king that tries to take over Christmas?
Jack Skellington
What was the original function for costumes in Halloween celebrations?
A) Frighten the souls that return to protect family
B) Blend in with the spirits and deceive them into believing you are one of them
Describe how moksha is connected to the concept of death in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
The liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth
Pchum Ben is held in Cambodia and is one of the longest celebrations of the dead, how many days does the festival span?
15 days
Where is what is thought to be the Oldest cemetery in the world?
Taforalt cave in Morrocco
What movie is set on Halloween and follows 3 (three) witch sisters who come back to life in Salem, Massachusetts?
Hocus Pocus
How did Trick or Treating find roots in the United States?
Borrowing from European Traditions, dress up in costume and go around asking for money or food.
What are burial methods found across Indigenous Cultures?
Cremation, Mortuary Pole, Tree Burial, Earth Burial
Like Mexico, Haiti also has a day of the dead, what is it called?
Guédé
Where or when did the tradition of wearing dark colors to a funeral start?
Its believed to have started in Roman times
This catrina known for her skull-themed makeup and Dia de Los Muertos-inspired style, has ties to Mexican Folklore. Who is she?
La Muerte
When is All Martyrs Day and All Souls Day?
Nov. 1 – All Saints Day (Christian saints honored)
Nov. 2 – All Souls Day (All souls honored)
Describe the ceremony of Famadihana (“The Turning of the Bones”).
Bones of ancestors are exhumed, worn cloth is replaced with new cloth. This celebration includes customary preparation of vary be menaka (rice + “much fat”)
Fiesta de las Ñatitas from Bolivia centers around venerating and holding parties around this macabre item.
The skulls of their loved ones
What is the more offical term for a "Bone Church?"
Ossuaries, meaning a place to store human bones
This graphic novel tells the story of a girl who crosses into the afterlife on Dia de Los Muertos to save her mother’s soul
Ghosts
Describe the origin of Halloween. What is the Celtic festival of Samhain?
Marked the end of summer/harvest and beginning of dark, cold winter where the boundary between living and dead was blurred.