Basics
When is Día de muertos celebrated?
November 1 & 2
Who is remembered on November 1st?
What are babies and children?
True or False: Samhain, All Saints Day, and Día de los muertos celebrate similar philosophies.
What is true?
¿Cómo se dice...bread of the dead?
What is pan de muerto?
What is an ofrenda?
What is an altar / offering?
Name two traditional items on an ofrenda.
What are candles, photos, food, drinks, papel picado, marigolds?
What is believed to happen to a soul if a photo isn't placed on an ofrenda?
What is they have been forgotten?
English translation of the word: Una vela
What is a candle?
How many tiers does a traditional ofrenda have?
What is 3?
What two colors are marigolds typically?
What is orange and yellow?
Why is agua placed on an ofrenda?
What is to provide hydration after the spirit's long journey?
Día de muertos is celebrated mostly in México and ____ America.
What is Central / Latin?
English translation of the word: La calaca
What is the skeleton?
Where do families go to celebrate on the evenings of Día de muertos?
What are cemeteries?
Graveyards etc.
Calaveras in Spanish
What are skulls?
What is often written across the forehead of a calavera?
What is the dead person's name?
It is believed the skull involvement stems back to which indigenous group?
Who are the Aztecs?
¿Cómo se dice... cross?
What is la cruz?
Name something families do at the cemeteries.
Lots of answers!
What do we call the skeleton lady who wears a big hat and dress?
What is la catrina?
Who is remembered on November 2nd?
What are adults?
Two religions: ______ & Paganism are said to have influence on Día de muertos.
What is Catholicism?
What is...cempasúchil?
What are marigold flowers?
Why do you put candles on an altar?
What is to light the way for the spirit?