This is a thick drink made with "masa harina" (flour). It is sweet and you generally drink it when it's warm.
What is atole?
100
This is the purpose of Día de los Muertos.
What is remembering or celebrating the dead?
200
This is symbol of both Halloween and Día de los Muertos
What is a skull? (Calavera)
200
For Mexico and many other Central and South American countries, Día de los Muertos is often celebrated here.
What is the cemetery?
200
These have a festive design and are filled with confetti and are trimmed with glitter. They are also used in Easter.
What are cascarones? (Egg Shells)
200
These are hanging around the altar's edges.
What is papel picado. (Confetti/Paper Decorations)
300
Butterflies are said to represent this.
What are the souls of the dead?
300
Aztecs kept these as trophies. They also symbolized death and rebirth.
What is a skull.
300
This is a symbol of the departed.
What is pan de muerto? (Bread of the dead)
300
This is celebrated on November 1st.
What is the celebration of children?
400
She is a lanky, skeletal figure that serves as a reminder to the rich that death is a fate and cannot be avoided.
What is a catrina?
400
In order to make Día de los Muertos more "Christian," Día de los Muertos revolves around these two holidays that take place on November 1st and November 2nd.
What is All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day?
400
This represents the continuance of Life.
What is salt?
400
This is the boiling point of water. (Both Fahrenheit and Celsius)
What is 212 degrees Fahrenheit and 100 degrees Celsius?
500
This symbolizes death and the afterlife. They are given as gifts to the living and are placed as offerings on the altar.
What are sugar skulls?
500
This man created La Calavera Catrina.
Who is Jose Guadalupe Posada?
500
The strips on "pan de muerto" represent this.
What are the bones of the dead?
500
These take place overnight the day before Día de los Muertos. They often consist of food, drinks, and music.