Background Info
When is Day of the Dead celebrated?
Every year around the same time as Halloween: All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 1st and 2nd).
Name at least 2 items that are typically found on an "ofrenda" for Day of the Dead.
A picture of the person, items they were fond of, candles, flowers, candy, bread, fruit, gifts
True or False: Day of the Dead is the Mexican version of Halloween.
False
Altar
La ofrenda
Yes, explain.
No, explain.
Where is the Day of the Dead celebrated?
Mexico, Latin America
What are the special loaves of bread called that are baked for Day of the Dead?
Pan de los Muertos
True or False: Day of the Dead honors death.
False - it honors our dead relatives and loved ones.
an ionic skeletal figure that has become the universal symbol of Mexico's Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)
La calavera catrina
Do you know your mom's or dad's favorite food?
Yes, my_____, it is _______
The natives of central Mexico viewed death as a ______________ of life.
Continuation
During the Day of the Dead, the yellow marigold flower symbolizes ________.
What is it called?
The short duration of life
cempasúchil
True or False: Day of the Dead is a scary and strange ritual.
False - it is a day of happiness and love while remembering our loved ones.
Traditional art used to decorate homes, business, markets, and altars
Papel picado
What kinds of patterns are typically cut into traditional "papel picado?"
Skulls, skeletons, repetitious patterns
November 1 is reserved to remember ___________ who have died, and November 2 is reserved to remember __________ who have died.
Infants and adults who have devoted their life to God
adults
Name 3 typical decorations that can be found during Day of the Dead.
Papel picado, skeletons, skulls (sugar skulls), flowers, photographs, candles
True or False: The natives of central Mexico believed that life was a dream and only in death does a person become truly awake.
True
Death
La muerte
What popular movie in the US portrays Dia de los Muertos?
Coco
Skeleton and skull decorations that are found during Day of the Dead show an active and _________ afterlife.
Joyful
"Ofrendas" are not for worshipping, but for ___________________.
Offering/displaying love and remembering our departed family members and loved ones.
True or False: People refuse to visit the cemetery where their loved ones are buried. They worship the altars that they make in their homes instead.
False - they decorate gravesites at the cemetery with flowers and candles. They visit the gravesite to visit their loved ones.
Comó se dice "calaveras de azúcar" en ingles?
Sugar skulls
Day of the death can has been celebrated for over 100 years? True or False
True