Products (Altars)
What four things are represented on the altars?
The four elements: fire, water, wind/air, earth
What days does Day of the Dead take place?
Oct 31-Nov 2
What species/type of flower is most frequently used for Day of the Dead?
Marigolds
What blurs during Day of the Dead?
Boundaries between life and death
What is the name of the thing that people create to pay tribute to their loved ones?
An altar
What represents fire on the altar?
Candles
What culture did Day of the Dead originate from?
Aztec culture
What color Marigold is most frequently used?
Mainly yellow/orange, sometimes white and purple
Day of the Dead is supposed to be happy, where we embrace life and cherish what?
Our connections to our departed loved ones
What is the name of the mask worn by dancers to scare the dead away at the end of celebrations?
Caretas
What represents earth/crops on the altar?
Food
What country did Day of the Dead originate from?
How do you say bread of the dead in Spanish?
pan de muerto
What is a cempazuchitl and what does it represent?
Yellow marigold, represents death
What are the names of the skeleton figures that represent death?
Calacas
What represents water on the altar?
Water, ex: bowl of water
What two holidays were merged with Day of the Dead?
All Saints' Day & All Souls' Day
What is the name of the thick sauce made with chiles, sesame seeds, herbs, spices, chocolate and fruit?
Mole
Why was Day of the Dead merged with All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day?
To make it seem more Christian
What is the name of the colorful tissue paper with intricate designs?
Papel picado
What represents wind/air on the altar?
Lightweight, movable items such as papel picado
What is the name of the ceremony in the cemetery where hundreds of candles are lit to guide souls to altars?
Iluminación
What is the name of the ancient drink made from corn meal, water and various fruits?
Atole
What does la catrina mean?
Wealthy woman, sarcastically
What is the name of the icon of death by Jose Guadalupe Posada?
La catrina