Vocabulary
Table or other raised surface used to honor the dead
What is an Ofrenda/Altar?
The beliefs and traditions of a people
What is Culture?
Dia de Los Muertos is intended to be frightening (True or False)
What is False?
Flowers left as a pathway for loved ones to find their way home
What are Marigolds?
This color is usually a symbol of the land of the dead
What is Negro (Black)?
Family members from long ago
What are Ancestors?
2 States in the United States that celebrate Dia de Los Muertos
What are California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Oregon, Montana and Wisconsin?
They come to visit on Dia de Los Muertos
What are the Spirits of Loved Ones?
Food is left on the altars
What are Fruits or the Loved One's Favorite Foods?
This color means "Celebration"
What is Rosado (Pink)?
The ofrenda ____ the dead
1) honors 2) brings back 3) both
What is "3) both"?
Dia de Los Muertos is celebrated on this day
1) Oct 31st 2) Nov 1st or 2nd 3)The first Monday in November
What is "2) Nov 1st or 2nd"?
Things people set out for their loved ones at the cemetery
1) food and tissues 2) soap and blankets
What is "2) soap and blankets"?
These skulls are made of _____ and decorated with frosting before being put on the altar
What is Sugar?
These two colors represent homecoming of the dead
What are "Amarillo y Naranja" (Yellow and Orange)?
Beliefs or customs that are passed down from generation to generation
What are Traditions?
People in this country have celebrated Dia de Los Muertos for thousands of years
What is Mexico?
Where most families spend Dia de Los Muertos? (in Mexico)
1) At home 2) at church 3) at the cemetery
What is "3) at the cemetery"?
A special kind of bread made for the holiday
What is Pan de Muerto?
This color represents purity and hope
What is Blanco (White)?
A formal parade
What is a Procession?
This Native group held harvest festivals many years ago
Who are the Aztecs?
People wear this kind of costume for Dia de Los Muertos and Halloween
What is a Skeleton?
These help the dead loved ones smell their way home
What are Candles/Marigolds?
This color comes from the catholic calendar
What is Morado (Purple)?