Personas y animales
UN ANGEL
an angel
CEMPASUCHILES
marigolds, yellow or orange in color
IR AL CEMENTERIO
to go to the cemetery
Cuando es el Dia de los Muertos?
November 1st & 2nd
PHOTOGRAPHS
to help remember loved one
LOS ESPIRITUS
the souls of the people who have passed away
PAPEL PICADO
cut tissue paper that hangs as decoration
DISFRAZARSE DE ESQUELETO
to wear a skeleton costume
It is a joyous celebration to celebrate the life and remember loved ones.
FAVORITE FOODS
To honor and celebrate a person specifically with something that they liked.
LOS MUERTOS, LOS DIFUNTOS
people who have passed away
UNA CARETA
a mask
CAMINAR EN UN DISFILE
walk in a parade
Is Day of the Dead gloomy and morbid or festive and colorful?
Festive and colorful
MONARCAS
they symbolize the souls of the dead returning to Mexico.
LA CATRINA
the female skeleton face
a coffin
DEJAR OFRENDAS
to leave offerings(food, drink, and special objects)
What is the major symbol of Day of the Dead?
La Catrina
CANDLES
to guide the ancestors spirits to their final resting place
UNA MONARCA
A monarch butterfly
to set up an altar(a table of set of blocks upon which one places the offerings)
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,
The color and scent guides the dead to the land of the living and the land of the dead