Palabras Españolas (Spanish Words)
Arte de Azúcar
(Sugar Art)
Descansa en Paz (R.I.P.)
Las Influencias
(Influences)
Los Elementos
(Elements)
100
Spanish for Day of the Dead
What is Día de los Muertos?
100
Most common form of sugar art during Día de los Muertos.
What are sugar skulls/calaveras de azúcar?
100
Date that celebrates the return of the spirits of adults.
What is November 2 (2 de noviembre)?
100
The two cultures influencing modern day Día de los Muertos.
What are the Aztec and Catholics?
100
The four Aztec elements.
What are air, fire, water, and earth?
200
Spanish for sugar skulls.
What are calaveras de azúcar?
200
Representative of a departed soul.
What is a sugar skull/calavera de azúcar?
200
Date that celebrates the return of the spirits of children.
What is November 1 (1 de noviembre)?
200
The reason the Aztec kept skulls.
What are as trophies?
200
On an ofrenda representative of the element fire.
What are candles or incense (copal)?
300
Spanish for Bread of the Dead.
What is pan de muertos?
300
Colors used to decorate candy skulls.
What are bright, fun colors?
300
Date that is used for cleaning of the graves and set-up.
What is October 31 (31 de octubre)?
300
People who dress up as old men for the Danza de los Viejitos.
Who are boys and young men?
300
On an ofrenda representative of the element water.
What is a bowl of water?
400
Spanish for skeleton.
What is esqueleto?
400
People who brought sugar art to the New World.
Who are Italian missionaries?
400
Another word for the souls of the children.
Who are los angelitos?
400
Type of band that plays music for this celebration.
What is a mariachi band?
400
On an ofrenda representative of the element air.
What is papel picado?
500
Spanish for marigold.
What is cempasúchil?
500
Holiday that originally used sugar art to decorate altars in Catholic Churches.
What is Easter?
500
Another word for the souls of the adults.
Who are the difuntos/muertos?
500
Something built at home, in school, or in offices to honor deceased loved ones with candles, pictures, flowers, food, and drinks.
What is an altar de la ofrenda?
500
On an ofrenda representative of the element earth.
What are harvest items (pumpkins, corn, squash, etc.)?
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