day of the dead traditions
the flags that's associated with Mexican festivals and holidays and is a fine color paper that has an image on it that have to do with day of the dead
what is Papel Picado (Shredded paper)?
a 2day celebration where it is believed that the passageway between the real world and the spirit world is open so our passed loved ones can come back to visit us.
what is day of the dead?
a skull that is made of popularly chocolate that represents the person whose name is on it, there is also a sugar and water based skull
what are sugar skulls?
sugary pastry adorned with bone and skull shapes made from the same bread, and marigold petals
what is the offering of the ofrendas?
The first day of day of the dead
what is Día de los Angelitos(little angels)?
an alter that is used to represent the deaths of people
what is the ofrenda?
a festival that has a parade and in the parade they ware skeleton makeup and they celebrate the spirits of people from over 3,000 years ago
what is festival La Calaca or the day of the dead festival?
A lot of Mexican families gather to get during day of the dead to have meals as a family, some foods they eat are day of the dead bread, sugar skulls, tamales, and many more
what is the foods commonly found during this holiday?
Classical imagery that many Mexicans connect with the Day of the Dead may be found in the warm almost pastel colors of the traditional oil cloths
what is oil cloths?
believe it or not Mexico is not the only country that celebrates day of the dead, other Latin countries do too, like Columbia, Ecuador, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela
what is some of the countries that celebrate day of the dead?