Vocabulary
What is the meaning of "sugar skull" ?
A colorful skull-shaped decoration, often made of sugar.
People_____ Day of the Dead in Mexico
celebrate
eat/They/pan de muerto
They eat pan de muerto
Day of the Dead is celebrated only for one day.
FALSE, it is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd.
The festival is celebrated in_____
Mexico
What is the meaning of "cemetery"?
A place where people are buried
Families_____ their homes with flowers and candles.
decorate
flowers/ Families/ use/ marigold
Families use marigold flowers
Mexicans use marigold flowers, candles, and photographs on altars.
TRUE
People usually_____ and ______
decorate / celebrate/ eat traditional food / paint their faces/ go to cemetery
What is the meaning of "altar" ?
A special place where people put objects,candles, photographs, etc.
People usually_____ their loved ones on Day of the Dead.
remember
remember/ People/ their loved ones
People remember their loved ones.
FALSE, because they eat tamales, pan de muerto, mole and different mexican sweets.
The celebration takes place in_____
November
What is the meaning of "Catrinas"?
Colorful skeleton figures that are symbols of the Day of the Dead.
They____ photographs of their loved ones on the altar.
put
decorate/with candles/They/the altar
They decorate the altar with candles.
Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico
TRUE
It is important because_____
What is the meaning of "honor"?
To show respect and remember someone who has died.
The festival____ ____ in Mexicon in November.
takes place
because/is/It/important/families remember their loved ones
It is important because families remember their loved ones.
People celebrate Day of the Dead to forget their loved ones.
FALSE, they celebrate to remember and honor their loved ones.
I like Day of the Dead because it is____
colorful/ beautiful/ meaningful/ traditional.