During Day of the Dead, people believe that the ______ of their loved ones will return.
What is spirits?
100
Name at least 2 items that are typically found on an "ofrenda" (altar) for Day of the Dead.
A picture of the person, personal belongings, candles, flowers, candy, pan de muertos (bread), fruit, gifts, water
100
True or False: Day of the Dead is the Mexican version of Halloween.
What is False!
100
These people believed in honoring the dead through a month long ritual.
What are the Aztecs?
100
When is Day of the Dead celebrated?
Every year around the same time as Halloween: All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 1st and 2nd).
200
These images are painted on the face of people who celebrate Day of the Dead.
What are Skulls
200
What are the special loaves of bread called that are baked for Day of the Dead? Hint: You can say the Spanish or English name
Pan de los Muertos (Bread of the dead)
200
True or False: Day of the Dead honors death.
False - it honors our dead relatives and loved ones.
200
Day of the Dead is a combination of indigenous traditions and this religion.
Hint: Think way back in history, what religion did others stem from or what religion did many of our holidays originally start from
Catholicism
200
What places (other than Mexico) is Day of the Dead celebrated? Name at least one other country or two states in the US.
Anywhere with a high latino/latina population: Ecuador, Guatemala, California, Texas, New York, Arizona. Some cities have a higher population of Hispanics then any other: Miami, over 64% of the population are Hispanic.
300
Rituals similar to Day of the Dead have been practiced for how many years?
What is 3000 years
300
Before Day of the Dead, families prepare for the return of their loved ones by...
What is cleaning and decorating the graves?
300
True or False: Day of the Dead is a scary and strange ritual.
False - it is a day of happiness and love while remembering our loved ones.
300
Pan de los Muerto and sugar skulls are made and eaten because?
Dia de los Muertos is a party and sweets are a way to celebrate life and remind everyone of the sweetness of life.
The sweet candy is a balance to the bitterness of death.
300
Three of the elements are displayed with an item on the altar, what are they?
Fire: Candle
Wind: papel picado (perforated paper)
Water: Vases or cups of water
400
November 1 is reserved to remember ___________ who have died, and November 2 is reserved to remember __________ who have died.
Children (Nov 1) & Adults (Nov 2)
400
These fun, sweet treats are made and eaten on Day of the Dead.
What are Sugar Skulls
400
True or False: The natives of central Mexico believed that life was a dream and only in death does a person become truly awake.
True
400
When the Spaniards arrived in the (BONUS: ____) century, they introduced the Catholic faith to the indigenous people of Mesoamerica and tried to stamp out the native religion. They were only moderately successful, and the Catholic teachings intermingled with the native beliefs to create new traditions. The festival related to death and celebrating the ancestors was moved to coincide with the Catholic holidays of _______ (November 1st) and ______ (November 2nd), and although it is considered a Catholic holiday, it retains elements of the pre-Hispanic celebrations.
Bonus: sixteenth (300 pts)
All Saints Day (November 1st) and All Souls Day (November 2nd)
400
Calacas and Calaveras mean?
What is skeletons and skulls
500
Who was known for his "Calavera de la Catrina" (the skeleton of female dandy)?
Hint: Famous artist
Hint 2: ___ _______ _____
Jose Guadalupe Pozada
500
What flowers are placed on the adult graves in cemeteries? What flowers are placed on the children's graves in cemeteries?
Adults: yellow marigolds
Children: White Orchids
500
True or False: People refuse to visit the cemetery where their loved ones are buried. They worship the altars that they make in their homes instead.
False - they decorate grave sites at the cemetery with flowers and candles. They visit the grave site to visit their loved ones.
500
The Aztecs had a _____ (how long) celebration in which the ancestors were honored and offerings were left to them. This festival took place in the month of August and paid homage to the lord and lady of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli and his wife Mictlancíhuatl.
month long
It wasn't until the Spaniards arrived that the Aztec celebration moved to coincide with All Saints and All Souls Day.
500
Which Northern European tradition having to do with Halloween originally had nothing to do with Dia de los Muertos but recently has become more common?