Vocabulary
When & Where?
Beliefs and Traditions
Ofrendas
100
Tables or other raised surfaces that are used for religious or spiritual purposes
What is altars
100
The dates for Dia de los Muertos
What is November 1 and 2
100
People believe that the spirits of whom come home to visit
What is loved ones.
100

These are built to honor loved ones.

What is altars

200
Family members from long ago
What is ancestors
200

Name a state in the United States that celebrates Dia de los Muertos.

Any state is correct 

200
Dia de los Muertos is about scaring people. True or false?
What is false.
200

A special kind of bread made

What is pan de muertos or bread of the dead

300
Shows respect or thinks well of
What is honors
300
Many people in Mexico go here to honor and spend time with the dead on Day of the Dead. 

What is cemetery 

300

Things that families set out for their loved ones at the cemetery

What is blankets, pillows, water, soap, and towels

300
Favorite foods left on the altar
What is candy or tamales
400
A formal parade
What is a procession
400
People in this country have celebrated Dia de los Muertos for thousands of years.
What is Mexico
400
Where most families spend Dia de los Muertos in Mexico
What is the cemetery
400

A delicious treat decorated with frosting

What is sugar skulls (calavera)

500
Beliefs or customs that are passed down from year to year and generation to generation
What is traditions
500

This Native civilization in Mexico celebrated  harvest festivals in honor of the dead many years ago. 

A. Maya

B. Inca

C. Aztec

What is Aztec

500
People will wear this type of costume for both Dia de los Muertos and Halloween
What is skeletons
500

This special flower is used as pathway for loved ones to find their way home during Day of the Dead.

What is marigolds (also known as cempasúchil).

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