Personas y animales
Objetos significantes
Actividades
Preguntas
Symbolismo
100

UN ANGEL

an angel

100

CEMPASUCHILES

marigolds, yellow or orange in color

100

IR AL CEMENTERIO

to go to the cemetery

100

Cuando es el Dia de los Muertos?

November 1st & 2nd

100

PHOTOGRAPHS

to help remember loved one

200

LOS ESPIRITUS

the souls of the people who have passed away

200

PAPEL PICADO

cut tissue paper that hangs as decoration

200

DISFRAZARSE DE ESQUELETO

to wear a skeleton costume

200
Is Day of the Dead a joyous celebration or scary? Why?

It is a joyous celebration to celebrate the life and remember loved ones.

200

FAVORITE FOODS

To honor and celebrate a person specifically with something that they liked.

300

LOS MUERTOS, LOS DIFUNTOS

people who have passed away

300

UNA CARETA

a mask

300

CAMINAR EN UN DISFILE

walk in a parade

300

Is Day of the Dead gloomy and morbid or festive and colorful?

Festive and colorful

300

MONARCAS

they symbolize the souls of the dead returning to Mexico.

400

LA CATRINA

the female skeleton face

400
UN ATUAD

a coffin

400

DEJAR OFRENDAS

to leave offerings(food, drink, and special objects)

400

What is the major symbol of Day of the Dead?

 La Catrina

400

CANDLES

to guide the ancestors spirits to their final resting place

500

UNA MONARCA

A monarch butterfly

500
COPAL
incense, small sticks that burn and let off scented smoke(helps guide)
500
MONTAR UN ALTAR

to set up an altar(a table of set of blocks upon which one places the offerings)

500

What are 3 things you might find on an altar?

picture, marigolds, water,  favorite food, copal, bread of the dead, candles,  sugar skulls, favorite drinks, 

500
MARIGOLDS (think Coco)

The color and scent guides the dead to the land of the living and the land of the dead

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