TRADITIONS
GEOGRAPHY
HISTORIA
INTERESTING FACTS
COLORS
100
Pan de muertos
What is the special bread called?
100
AMERICA DEL NORTE
What continent is Mexico on?
100
el 31 de octubre hasta el 2 de noviembre
What days is Dia de los muertos celebrated?
100
Clean, spruce up graves, bring flowers etc
What is one thing the family does to prepare for Dia de los muertos?
100
Purple - Signifies pain, suffering, grief, and mourning.
WHA DOES THE COLOR PURPLE SYGNIFY?
200
Tissue paper cut up in pretty designs and hung up
What is papel picado?
200
Los Estados Unidos
What country is to the north of Mexico?
200
Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala y partes de los Estados Unidos
Where is Dia de los muertos celebrated?
200
Sugar skull
What is a calaverita?
200
White - Purity and hope
WHAT DOES THE COLOR WHITE SIGNIFY?
300
Ofrenda
What is another name of an altar (en espanol)
300
La Ciudad de Mexico
What is the capital of Mexico?
300
Rural
Is the celebration bigger in urban area or the rural area?
300
Dates, no trick or treat, not supposed to be scary etc
Name one way Dia de los muertos is different than Halloween?
300
Red - The blood of life
WHAT DOES RED SYGNIFY?
400
Day of the dead
What does Dia de los Muertos mean in English?
400
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua
Name one country in Central America
400
Thousands of years/ 1800 BC
How old is the holiday Dia de los muertos?
400
Earth, Wind, Water, Fire
What are the four elements that are represented on offerings?
400
SUN
WHAT DOES ORANGE SYGNIFY?
500
Marigolds
What kind of flowers are popular on Dia de los muertos?
500
Puerto Rico, La Republica Dominicana, Cuba
Name one country in 'El Caribe'?
500
water, crops, food and drink, gifts, flowers, candles etc
Name three things families place on the ofrendas
500
Catrina
What is the name of the fancy skeleton painted by the artist Posada?
500
CELEBRATION
What DOES PINK SYGNIFY?
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