This document provides information about Los Dias de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebrated in Mexico and parts of Latin America on November 1st and 2nd. It discusses how the holiday honors deceased loved ones through celebrations, food, decorations, and visits to graves rather than mourning. Key elements explained include traditional altars called ofrendas, foods like pan de muertos and mole, flowers like marigolds, calaveras (skeleton figures), and artists such as Posada who influenced Day of the Dead imagery. The document also provides vocabulary words and craft projects for students to learn more about the cultural traditions.
This document provides information about Los Dias de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, which is celebrated in Mexico and parts of Latin America. It discusses traditions such as creating ofrendas (altars) honoring deceased loved ones and visiting gravesites. Specific cultural elements are explained, including calaveras (skeleton figures), pan de muerto (bread of the dead), cempasuchil flowers, cascarones (decorated eggshells), papel picado (cut paper decorations), and copal incense. Students are assigned a worksheet on the topic and can choose a project to present creatively to the class.
This document provides information about the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). It discusses how the holiday is celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. Families build altars with photos, foods, and items representing their passed family members. Traditional symbols featured include calaveras (skeleton figures), cempazuchitl flowers, pan de muertos bread, and sugar skulls. The origins of the holiday traditions are explained.
This document provides information about Los Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, including events, traditions, and vocabulary words. It describes two Day of the Dead celebrations happening in New York City on October 19th and October 31st-November 3rd. It also explains traditions like creating ofrendas (altars) honoring deceased loved ones, visiting gravesites, and symbols like calaveras (skeleton figures), cempasuchitl flowers, pan de muertos bread, and copal incense. Students are assigned a project to research and present a vocabulary word from the document.
The document is a curriculum guide from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art about El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) that provides an introduction to the holiday, related vocabulary terms, suggested classroom activities and discussions, general resources, and additional classroom activities to help teachers educate students about the traditions and culture of the Day of the Dead.
Día de los Muertos is a Mexican and South American celebration of deceased loved ones that occurs on November 1-2. It involves decorating family gravesites and homes with items like papel picado, candles, flowers, and ofrendas or offerings of favorite foods and drinks of the departed. Families gather at cemeteries to remember deceased family members through prayers, music, and picnics. Calaveras or skeleton figures depicting the lives and interests of those who have died are also prominent parts of the celebration.
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican and Central American holiday celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd that honors deceased loved ones. Families clean and decorate gravesites, make offerings, light candles, and share memories on altars in homes containing items like marigolds, pan de muertos, and sugar skulls. It is meant as a joyous celebration of life and memory rather than a somber remembrance of death. Traditional art forms like papel picado and calavera toys are also part of the festivities.
The document provides information about Los Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations in Mexico. It explains that Day of the Dead is not about mourning but celebrating life and family. Families build altars and visit graves, decorating with marigolds, candles, photos and favorite foods of deceased loved ones. The traditions have roots in Aztec culture and include making sugar skulls, pan de muertos bread and papel picado decorations. Students will learn more about the holiday by exploring resources and presenting on related vocabulary terms.
Customs for Día de los Muertos vary throughout Mexico but often include decorating family gravesites, making offerings of food and other items to honor deceased loved ones, and religious ceremonies. Traditions include constructing altars in homes filled with items symbolizing the deceased like photos, candles, flowers, food, and drinks. Calaveras or skeleton figurines representing the deceased are also featured. The day is meant to celebrate and remember family members who have passed away.
This document provides information about Los Dias de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, which is celebrated in Mexico and parts of Latin America. It discusses traditions such as creating ofrendas (altars) honoring deceased loved ones and visiting gravesites. Specific cultural elements are explained, including calaveras (skeleton figures), pan de muerto (bread of the dead), cempasuchil flowers, cascarones (decorated eggshells), papel picado (cut paper decorations), and copal incense. Students are assigned a worksheet on the topic and can choose a project to present creatively to the class.
This document provides information about the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). It discusses how the holiday is celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. Families build altars with photos, foods, and items representing their passed family members. Traditional symbols featured include calaveras (skeleton figures), cempazuchitl flowers, pan de muertos bread, and sugar skulls. The origins of the holiday traditions are explained.
This document provides information about Los Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, including events, traditions, and vocabulary words. It describes two Day of the Dead celebrations happening in New York City on October 19th and October 31st-November 3rd. It also explains traditions like creating ofrendas (altars) honoring deceased loved ones, visiting gravesites, and symbols like calaveras (skeleton figures), cempasuchitl flowers, pan de muertos bread, and copal incense. Students are assigned a project to research and present a vocabulary word from the document.
The document is a curriculum guide from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art about El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) that provides an introduction to the holiday, related vocabulary terms, suggested classroom activities and discussions, general resources, and additional classroom activities to help teachers educate students about the traditions and culture of the Day of the Dead.
Día de los Muertos is a Mexican and South American celebration of deceased loved ones that occurs on November 1-2. It involves decorating family gravesites and homes with items like papel picado, candles, flowers, and ofrendas or offerings of favorite foods and drinks of the departed. Families gather at cemeteries to remember deceased family members through prayers, music, and picnics. Calaveras or skeleton figures depicting the lives and interests of those who have died are also prominent parts of the celebration.
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican and Central American holiday celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd that honors deceased loved ones. Families clean and decorate gravesites, make offerings, light candles, and share memories on altars in homes containing items like marigolds, pan de muertos, and sugar skulls. It is meant as a joyous celebration of life and memory rather than a somber remembrance of death. Traditional art forms like papel picado and calavera toys are also part of the festivities.
The document provides information about Los Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations in Mexico. It explains that Day of the Dead is not about mourning but celebrating life and family. Families build altars and visit graves, decorating with marigolds, candles, photos and favorite foods of deceased loved ones. The traditions have roots in Aztec culture and include making sugar skulls, pan de muertos bread and papel picado decorations. Students will learn more about the holiday by exploring resources and presenting on related vocabulary terms.
Customs for Día de los Muertos vary throughout Mexico but often include decorating family gravesites, making offerings of food and other items to honor deceased loved ones, and religious ceremonies. Traditions include constructing altars in homes filled with items symbolizing the deceased like photos, candles, flowers, food, and drinks. Calaveras or skeleton figurines representing the deceased are also featured. The day is meant to celebrate and remember family members who have passed away.
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated November 1-2 that honors and remembers loved ones who have died. It has indigenous roots but was influenced by Catholic traditions. Families build home altars and visit cemeteries to remember deceased family and friends with food, decorations, candles, and other offerings. Common symbols include calaveras (sugar skulls), papel picado (cut paper designs), and calacas (skeleton figures). The holiday is meant to celebrate and commune with the dead, not mourn them.
This is a PowerPoint I created concerning the Mexican holiday of Dias de Los Muertos. I was fortunate enough to have visited Mexico during this event. This gives quite a bit of information about the customs associated with Dias de Los Muertos.
The Days of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated November 1st-2nd to honor and remember loved ones who have died. Families build altars called ofrendas decorated with photos, bread, sugar skulls, and other offerings. They visit gravesites to clean them and leave offerings, playing music their deceased loved ones enjoyed. Colorful papel picado, calaveras figurines, marigold flowers, and costumes are also part of the celebration to remember death as a natural part of life.
Día de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated every year from November 1st to 2nd to honor and remember loved ones who have died. It involves building altars with photos and items belonging to the deceased as well as marigolds, bread, fruit, and candles. Skeleton figurines and skulls made of chocolate and sugar are also common symbols of the holiday meant to celebrate life and death. The traditions are observed in Mexico as well as areas of the United States with large Mexican populations.
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd to honor loved ones who have passed away. It originated over 3,000 years ago as an Aztec tradition and was later blended with Catholic traditions. Families build altars and visit cemeteries to remember deceased family members, bringing their favorite foods and pan de muertos bread. Sugar skulls, skeleton costumes and marigolds are symbols of the holiday that maintains traditional meanings while being celebrated on Catholic holidays.
The document provides information about Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a traditional Mexican holiday honoring deceased loved ones. It is celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd to coincide with Halloween and All Saints' Day. Families build ofrendas or altars in homes with photos, favorite foods, flowers, and candles to welcome back spirits of the dead. Skulls, skeleton figurines, papel picado decorations, pan de muertos bread, and marigold flowers are common symbols of the holiday traditionally celebrated in Mexico and areas with Latino heritage.
The document discusses the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. It describes how the ritual originated thousands of years ago among indigenous peoples and was later incorporated into Catholic traditions. Families now visit gravesites to decorate them, tell stories about departed loved ones, and have picnics. Offerings like flowers, food, drinks and photos are left to welcome the spirits back for the day. The celebrations emphasize remembering and honoring the dead as part of the continuity of life.
The document provides information about Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday celebrated November 1-2. It is not about ghosts or death, but rather remembering and honoring loved ones who have passed. Families build ofrendas (altars) with photos and favorite foods of the deceased. They also decorate graves and make calaveras (skeleton figurines), sugar skulls, and other treats in vibrant colors and symmetrical patterns to celebrate their relatives' lives.
Day of the Dead is an annual Mexican tradition celebrating deceased loved ones. It originated from indigenous Aztec rituals over 3,000 years ago and has since blended with Catholicism. Families build home altars with foods, flowers, photos, and candles to welcome back the souls of the dead and honor their memories. Celebrations also occur in cemeteries, with gravestones decorated and picnics held next to them. The tradition remains an important way to celebrate and remember lost family and community members.
The document is an oral presentation about the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) celebration in Mexico. The holiday occurs annually on November 1-2 and is meant to celebrate and honor deceased family and friends. As part of the rituals, people build altars and visit gravesites to remember those who have passed away. The Day of the Dead has become famous for its tradition of focusing on remembering loved ones and bringing families and communities together in remembrance.
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2nd where families gather to pray and remember friends and family who have passed away. Traditions include building altars called ofrendas with photos of the deceased and their favorite foods. Pan de muerto, a sweet bread often decorated with bone shapes, is traditionally eaten. La Calavera Catrina, a famous etching by Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada, depicts a female skeleton wearing an upper class hat and represents death as an egalitarian force.
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated November 1-2 that honors deceased loved ones. It is marked by colorful decorations like papier-mâché skeletons and candy skulls that fill stores. Families prepare for the spirits' return by building home altars with items like marigolds to guide them. Traditions include visiting cemeteries to clean graves and have picnics, telling stories about the deceased.
The Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico can be traced back 2500-3000 years to indigenous cultures who held rituals celebrating deceased ancestors. People believe the souls of the departed visit during the Day of the Dead and go to cemeteries to be with them, building altars with their favorite foods, photos and items. In the US, celebrations with Mexican residents incorporate traditional Day of the Dead customs mixed with harvest festivals. Families also construct home altars honoring dead relatives with crosses, Virgin Mary icons, candles and ofrendas.
The document provides information about Day of the Dead traditions in Mexico. It includes questions and prompts for students to learn about how the holiday is celebrated in different regions of Mexico and the cultural significance. Specifically, it discusses common decorations, foods, and rituals like constructing altars and visiting cemeteries on November 1st and 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. It also contrasts Day of the Dead traditions with Halloween celebrations in other parts of the world.
The document provides information about various festivals, celebrations, and traditions in El Salvador. It discusses festivals related to religious holidays like Easter and Christmas. It also describes annual festivals celebrating local foods like pupusas and festivals celebrating towns like the Carnival of San Miguel. The document provides details on the origins and activities involved in many of El Salvador's cultural celebrations and holidays.
The document provides information about Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico through a series of question sheets. It discusses how Mexicans view death differently than Americans, common traditions like visiting gravesites and leaving offerings, and foods enjoyed during the holiday like sugar skulls and bread molded into souls. Cemeteries are decorated with candles, flowers, and photos in remembrance of loved ones.
The document provides information about Day of the Dead traditions in Mexico, including common foods, decorations, and rituals practiced during the holiday. Key details covered include the significance of altars, cemeteries, and remembering loved ones who have passed away on All Saints Day and All Souls Day. The quest sheets ask questions to help students learn more about the cultural practices, history, and symbols associated with the Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations.
Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. Traditions include visiting gravesites, constructing altars with items the dead enjoyed, and believing spirits return to earth. Halloween originated from the Celtic Samhain festival and focuses more on wearing costumes, trick-or-treating, and commercial fun rather than respecting the dead like Day of the Dead. Both holidays have roots in traditions honoring the dead but have different cultural influences and purposes today.
Día de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. Families create ofrendas or altars with photos, food, flowers, and candles to remember those who have passed. Common traditions include making pan de muertos bread, decorating with marigolds and other flowers, hanging papel picado cut paper decorations, and making calaca skeleton figurines. The holiday is meant as a celebration rather than a sad remembrance and is observed where people of Mexican heritage live, including parts of the United States and Central/South America.
Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday celebrated November 1st and 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. Families create ofrendas or altars with photos and items representing the dead and light candles to guide spirits home. Traditional foods include pan de muertos bread and calaveras, or sugar skulls. Flowers, especially marigolds and orchids, decorate graves and homes along with papel picado cut paper decorations and skeleton figures celebrating life after death.
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated November 1-2 that honors and remembers loved ones who have died. It has indigenous roots but was influenced by Catholic traditions. Families build home altars and visit cemeteries to remember deceased family and friends with food, decorations, candles, and other offerings. Common symbols include calaveras (sugar skulls), papel picado (cut paper designs), and calacas (skeleton figures). The holiday is meant to celebrate and commune with the dead, not mourn them.
This is a PowerPoint I created concerning the Mexican holiday of Dias de Los Muertos. I was fortunate enough to have visited Mexico during this event. This gives quite a bit of information about the customs associated with Dias de Los Muertos.
The Days of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated November 1st-2nd to honor and remember loved ones who have died. Families build altars called ofrendas decorated with photos, bread, sugar skulls, and other offerings. They visit gravesites to clean them and leave offerings, playing music their deceased loved ones enjoyed. Colorful papel picado, calaveras figurines, marigold flowers, and costumes are also part of the celebration to remember death as a natural part of life.
Día de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated every year from November 1st to 2nd to honor and remember loved ones who have died. It involves building altars with photos and items belonging to the deceased as well as marigolds, bread, fruit, and candles. Skeleton figurines and skulls made of chocolate and sugar are also common symbols of the holiday meant to celebrate life and death. The traditions are observed in Mexico as well as areas of the United States with large Mexican populations.
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd to honor loved ones who have passed away. It originated over 3,000 years ago as an Aztec tradition and was later blended with Catholic traditions. Families build altars and visit cemeteries to remember deceased family members, bringing their favorite foods and pan de muertos bread. Sugar skulls, skeleton costumes and marigolds are symbols of the holiday that maintains traditional meanings while being celebrated on Catholic holidays.
The document provides information about Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a traditional Mexican holiday honoring deceased loved ones. It is celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd to coincide with Halloween and All Saints' Day. Families build ofrendas or altars in homes with photos, favorite foods, flowers, and candles to welcome back spirits of the dead. Skulls, skeleton figurines, papel picado decorations, pan de muertos bread, and marigold flowers are common symbols of the holiday traditionally celebrated in Mexico and areas with Latino heritage.
The document discusses the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. It describes how the ritual originated thousands of years ago among indigenous peoples and was later incorporated into Catholic traditions. Families now visit gravesites to decorate them, tell stories about departed loved ones, and have picnics. Offerings like flowers, food, drinks and photos are left to welcome the spirits back for the day. The celebrations emphasize remembering and honoring the dead as part of the continuity of life.
The document provides information about Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday celebrated November 1-2. It is not about ghosts or death, but rather remembering and honoring loved ones who have passed. Families build ofrendas (altars) with photos and favorite foods of the deceased. They also decorate graves and make calaveras (skeleton figurines), sugar skulls, and other treats in vibrant colors and symmetrical patterns to celebrate their relatives' lives.
Day of the Dead is an annual Mexican tradition celebrating deceased loved ones. It originated from indigenous Aztec rituals over 3,000 years ago and has since blended with Catholicism. Families build home altars with foods, flowers, photos, and candles to welcome back the souls of the dead and honor their memories. Celebrations also occur in cemeteries, with gravestones decorated and picnics held next to them. The tradition remains an important way to celebrate and remember lost family and community members.
The document is an oral presentation about the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) celebration in Mexico. The holiday occurs annually on November 1-2 and is meant to celebrate and honor deceased family and friends. As part of the rituals, people build altars and visit gravesites to remember those who have passed away. The Day of the Dead has become famous for its tradition of focusing on remembering loved ones and bringing families and communities together in remembrance.
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2nd where families gather to pray and remember friends and family who have passed away. Traditions include building altars called ofrendas with photos of the deceased and their favorite foods. Pan de muerto, a sweet bread often decorated with bone shapes, is traditionally eaten. La Calavera Catrina, a famous etching by Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada, depicts a female skeleton wearing an upper class hat and represents death as an egalitarian force.
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated November 1-2 that honors deceased loved ones. It is marked by colorful decorations like papier-mâché skeletons and candy skulls that fill stores. Families prepare for the spirits' return by building home altars with items like marigolds to guide them. Traditions include visiting cemeteries to clean graves and have picnics, telling stories about the deceased.
The Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico can be traced back 2500-3000 years to indigenous cultures who held rituals celebrating deceased ancestors. People believe the souls of the departed visit during the Day of the Dead and go to cemeteries to be with them, building altars with their favorite foods, photos and items. In the US, celebrations with Mexican residents incorporate traditional Day of the Dead customs mixed with harvest festivals. Families also construct home altars honoring dead relatives with crosses, Virgin Mary icons, candles and ofrendas.
The document provides information about Day of the Dead traditions in Mexico. It includes questions and prompts for students to learn about how the holiday is celebrated in different regions of Mexico and the cultural significance. Specifically, it discusses common decorations, foods, and rituals like constructing altars and visiting cemeteries on November 1st and 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. It also contrasts Day of the Dead traditions with Halloween celebrations in other parts of the world.
The document provides information about various festivals, celebrations, and traditions in El Salvador. It discusses festivals related to religious holidays like Easter and Christmas. It also describes annual festivals celebrating local foods like pupusas and festivals celebrating towns like the Carnival of San Miguel. The document provides details on the origins and activities involved in many of El Salvador's cultural celebrations and holidays.
The document provides information about Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico through a series of question sheets. It discusses how Mexicans view death differently than Americans, common traditions like visiting gravesites and leaving offerings, and foods enjoyed during the holiday like sugar skulls and bread molded into souls. Cemeteries are decorated with candles, flowers, and photos in remembrance of loved ones.
The document provides information about Day of the Dead traditions in Mexico, including common foods, decorations, and rituals practiced during the holiday. Key details covered include the significance of altars, cemeteries, and remembering loved ones who have passed away on All Saints Day and All Souls Day. The quest sheets ask questions to help students learn more about the cultural practices, history, and symbols associated with the Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations.
Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. Traditions include visiting gravesites, constructing altars with items the dead enjoyed, and believing spirits return to earth. Halloween originated from the Celtic Samhain festival and focuses more on wearing costumes, trick-or-treating, and commercial fun rather than respecting the dead like Day of the Dead. Both holidays have roots in traditions honoring the dead but have different cultural influences and purposes today.
Día de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. Families create ofrendas or altars with photos, food, flowers, and candles to remember those who have passed. Common traditions include making pan de muertos bread, decorating with marigolds and other flowers, hanging papel picado cut paper decorations, and making calaca skeleton figurines. The holiday is meant as a celebration rather than a sad remembrance and is observed where people of Mexican heritage live, including parts of the United States and Central/South America.
Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday celebrated November 1st and 2nd to honor deceased loved ones. Families create ofrendas or altars with photos and items representing the dead and light candles to guide spirits home. Traditional foods include pan de muertos bread and calaveras, or sugar skulls. Flowers, especially marigolds and orchids, decorate graves and homes along with papel picado cut paper decorations and skeleton figures celebrating life after death.
The Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated November 1st-2nd to honor and remember loved ones who have died. Families build ofrendas or altars in their homes with photos, flowers, food, and other offerings for deceased family members. People visit gravesites to clean them and decorate with flowers, candles, and other items. Skull and skeleton imagery are prevalent during the holiday, which is meant to celebrate life and death, rather than be sad. Traditional foods include pan de muertos bread and sugar skulls.
This document provides information about the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrated on November 1st and 2nd. It discusses traditions such as ofrendas (altars) honoring deceased loved ones with photos, favorite foods, flowers, and candles. Other traditions mentioned include pan de muertos (bread of the dead) decorated with bones, marigold and other flowers placed on graves, papel picado (cut paper decorations), and calaveras (skeleton figurines). The document emphasizes that the holiday is a celebration of life and love, not a sad or scary occasion like Halloween, and encourages students to create their own ofrendas to honor loved ones.
Celebrating the Mexican Days of the Dead/Los Dios de los MuertosNancy Walkup
The document discusses the Mexican celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and provides suggestions for teaching about it in a classroom. It describes the traditions of the celebration, which involves building altars (ofrendas) honoring deceased loved ones. The author recommends having student groups research artists and build ofrendas dedicated to them as a way to teach about the celebration without focusing on religious aspects. Completed ofrendas would then be displayed as an educational exhibit.
Día de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated every year from November 1st to 2nd to honor and remember loved ones who have died. It involves building altars with photos and offerings for deceased family members and lighting candles to guide their spirits back. Traditions include making pan de muertos bread, decorating with marigold flowers and papel picado artwork, and creating calaca skeleton figurines to symbolize life and death. The holiday is meant as a joyous time, not a sad one, and is celebrated in areas with Mexican heritage in the United States as well as other Latin American countries.
- The festival takes place every year on August 31st in Salvador to commemorate the 1922 eruption of a volcano that forced residents to flee. During the festival, teams throw fireballs the size of palms at each other.
- In Nejapa, a small town, residents maintain the tradition of throwing fireballs in memory of the volcano, despite the church saying it leads to demonic possession.
- The Day of the Dead is celebrated November 1st-2nd in Mexico. Families create altars with offerings for deceased loved ones and tell stories about them. Some customs, like leaving food, flowers, and alcohol, reflect similar pre-Hispanic festivities.
The document provides information about Day of the Dead traditions in Mexico through a series of questions and answers. It describes how Day of the Dead is celebrated differently in various regions of Mexico but also shares common traditions like decorations, gatherings, special foods, and offerings. It defines All Saints Day and All Souls Day, what is done on each day, and some typical items sold in markets in preparation for the holiday like papel picado, flowers, candles, and toys. It also lists foods commonly enjoyed and items used to create altars for the deceased.
This document contains information about Day of the Dead traditions in Mexico gathered from several student worksheet questionnaires. It includes descriptions of common Day of the Dead customs such as constructing altars with offerings for deceased loved ones, visiting cemeteries to spend time with the dead, and favorite foods enjoyed during the holiday. It also provides definitions for Day of the Dead-related vocabulary words in Spanish and compares the celebrations to the American Halloween tradition.
Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican and Mexican-American tradition celebrated throughout Mexico and parts of the United States on November 1st and 2nd to honor and remember friends and family members who have died. It is believed that the souls of the dead return on these days for visits. Traditions include constructing altars and offerings of the deceased's favorite foods, drinks, and items. Sugar skulls and bread are also made and eaten to nourish the souls. The celebration aims to embrace death rather than fear it.
This document provides information about cultural traditions commemorating deceased loved ones that are celebrated around the world and in a local parish. It discusses All Saints Day, Halloween, Spooky Saturday, and Day of the Dead traditions in Mexico and how they are observed at the parish. The document then focuses on Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico, including traditions in Oaxaca like decorating with marigolds and calaveras, creating ofrendas, and families visiting gravesites. It concludes by describing art activities inspired by Day of the Dead, such as printmaking, paper crafts, sugar skulls, and ofrendas that can be done to learn about the holiday.
The document discusses the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Some key points:
1) Foods made include the deceased's favorites and pan de muerto bread, which is traditional.
2) Día de los Muertos has its origins in ancient Aztec rituals to honor the dead that were continued after the Spanish conquest.
3) Modern celebrations in Mexico and areas of the US involve decorating family gravesites and altars with offerings, crafts, foods and symbols to remember the deceased.
The document discusses the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Some key points:
1) Foods made include the deceased's favorites and pan de muerto bread, which is traditional.
2) Día de los Muertos has its origins in ancient Aztec rituals to honor the dead that were continued after the Spanish conquest.
3) Modern celebrations involve decorating gravesites and homes with offerings, crafts, and foods to welcome visiting souls.
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El Día de los Muertos is a two-day Mexican celebration of the dead that combines Aztec traditions and Catholicism. On November 1st, families honor deceased children and infants. November 2nd is dedicated to remembering adult loved ones. Families prepare altars with the deceased's favorite foods, drinks, photos and other items. They have feasts and visit cemeteries to be with and remember family members who have passed away. The holiday is a colorful celebration that brings the living together in remembrance of loved ones who have died.
The document discusses the history and traditions of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrated in Mexico and parts of the United States on November 1st and 2nd. The ritual has its origins in indigenous Aztec traditions at least 3,000 years old, involving honoring and welcoming deceased loved ones. Though the Spanish tried to suppress the ritual, it survived and combined with All Saints' and All Souls' Days. Today, the celebration involves constructing altars and visiting cemeteries to remember the dead.
Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd where families welcome and communicate with deceased loved ones. Mexicans decorate graves with flowers and candles, tell jokes, and bring favorite foods of the dead. Traditional foods made for this holiday include sugar skulls, pan de muertos bread, and tamales. The Day of the Dead is meant as a happy, fun celebration rather than a sad occasion.
This document provides information about festivals celebrated in February, March, and April in various Spanish-speaking countries. It discusses Carnival celebrations prior to Lent in countries like Spain, Paraguay, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, and the United States. It also describes Las Fallas celebrations in Spain, which involve large papier-mâché figures and fireworks displays. Finally, it summarizes Holy Week/Easter traditions during Semana Santa in countries such as El Salvador, Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru involving processions and decorations of flowers and sawdust rugs.
This document provides information about festivals celebrated in February, March, and April in various Spanish-speaking countries. It discusses Carnival celebrations prior to Lent in countries like Spain, Paraguay, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, and the United States. It also describes Las Fallas celebrations in Spain, which involve large papier-mâché figures and fireworks displays. Finally, it summarizes Holy Week/Easter traditions during Semana Santa in countries such as El Salvador, Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru involving processions and decorations of flowers.
The document discusses the Bracero Program from 1942-1964 and Cesar Chavez. The Bracero Program brought over 2 million Mexican agricultural workers to the US on temporary contracts due to labor shortages during World War II. While it provided opportunities for work, braceros also faced exploitation and poor working and living conditions, such as being sprayed with DDT and living in cramped housing. Cesar Chavez was a prominent civil rights leader who dedicated his life to helping farm workers. He co-founded the United Farm Workers union and effectively used nonviolent tactics like strikes and boycotts to advocate for higher wages and better treatment of workers. Chavez left a lasting legacy of fighting for social justice and equality
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Making meditation a part of a daily routine, even if just 10-15 minutes per day, can have mental and physical health benefits over time by reducing stress levels and promoting relaxation.
The document summarizes information about the Spanish Royal Family. It details the members of the current royal family including King Felipe VI, his wife Queen Letizia, their two daughters Infanta Leonor and Infanta Sofia. It also discusses the previous king Juan Carlos I, his wife Queen Sofia, and their three children - Elena, Cristina, and Felipe (the current king). It provides biographical information about each member and outlines the line of succession.
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Dia de los muertos 2019
1. Los Dias de los Muertos
A WebQuest for Grade 8
Due: 10/29/19 for Classes 801 & 802
2. El Museo del Barrio
• SUPER SABADO! Día de los Muertos
Celebration
• Saturday, October 19, 2019
• 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Admission is free!
Click on the picture
For more information
3. Introduction
• Rather than a time of
mourning, los dias de los
muertos – the Days of the
Dead - observed every Nov.
1 and 2 - is a celebration of
life and death, when the
spirits of the dearly
departed return to Earth for
a family fiesta.
• Octavio Paz, a native of
Mexico and winner of the
1990 Nobel Prize in
literature, observes “The
word death is not
pronounced in New York, in
Paris, in London, because it
burns the lips. The Mexican,
in contrast, is familiar with
death, jokes about it,
caresses it, sleeps with it,
celebrates it, it is one of his
favorite toys and his most
steadfast love."
4. Introduction
• Day of the Dead is not a sad or scary
occasion, but a spirited holiday when
people remember and honor family
members who have died. All of this is
part of the philosophy that death is not
something to be feared, but a natural
part of life.
• People celebrate in their homes,
creating altars or oferings (called
ofrendas in Spanish) that display
portraits, favorite foods, and special
possessions of their loved ones.
• Altars or offerings are also decorated
with candles and marigolds—the light
of the candle and scent of the flowers
(called cempasuchitl) are said to attract
the souls of the deceased and draw
them back for a short time to take part
in the pleasures they once enjoyed in
life.
• Families also visit the graves of their
loved ones, cleaning the headstones,
and decorating with flowers, and
bringing food and music
• The roots of Day of the Dead are pre-
Colombian, and many of the symbols
and practices are derived from the
indigenous groups of Meso America
(Maya and Aztec, e.g.)
• Images of skeletons dancing or doing
other comical things are common.
5. Task
• There are 3 components for this task –
• 1st component –go through the entire WebQuest and explore each
resource.
• 2nd component - Complete the attached document on “los dias de
los muertos” as an individual assignment.
• Your will find the answers located throughout this WebQuest.
• Submit your completed worksheet - “turn-in” on iLearn
• 3rd component - Individually, choose 1 of the vocabulary words
from this presentation and present it creatively to your class. You
may make the item, explain its significance and how you made it.
Or, you may display the item and explain how to make it and its
significance for this holiday.
• All presentations and worksheets are due on 10/26 for Classes 802
& 803; and on 10/30 for class 801.
6. Vocabulary Word Projects
• José Guadalupe Posada
• La Catrina
• Calaveras
• Calacas
• Pan de muerto
• Cempazuchitl
• Cascarones
• Papel Picado
• Calaveras de azúcar/
Alfeniques
• Calaveras de Chocolates
• Copal
• La danza de los viejos
• The Monarch Butterflies
Migration
• Ofrenda
• Tamales
• Atole
• Mole
7. José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913)
José Guadalupe Posada, an ingenious
artist, lived during one of the most
turbulent times in Mexico.
He knew how to capture the essence
of this turbulence in his lithographs to
the point that they became the icon of
Revolutionary Mexico.
Most of his imagery was meant to make
a satirical point about life in Mexico at
the time he lived.
Since his death, however, his images
have become associated with the
Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos, the
“Day of the Dead”.
8. Calavera de la Catrina
“La Catrina”
Catrina : Spanish word that means well
dressed, rich.
Posada used it as a way of criticizing the rich
society of Mexico.
Posada's best known works are his
calaveras (the Spanish word for
skeletons , which often assume various
costumes, such as the Calavera de la
Catrina, the “Calavera of the Female
Dandy”, which was meant to satirize the
life of the upper classes during the reign
of Portifico Diaz.
10. "Gran fandango y francachella de todas las calaveras” -
The happy dance and wild party of all the skeletons.
11. A cemetery, presumably crowded with victims of the then fairly new electrical
conveyances. There were many disastrous accidents, one or which involved
the future artist Frida Kahlo, who spent most of the rest of her life in a
wheelchair due to a horrible trolley accident in which her spine was broken in
several places. Frida Kahlo later became an internationally acclaimed
surrealistic artist who was also known as the wife of Diego Rivera, a famous
muralist.
12. Calacas
• A calaca (a Mexican -Spanish name for
skeleton) is a figure of a skull or skeleton
(usually human) commonly used for
decoration during los dias de los muertos.
They are whimsical skeleton figures that
represent death.
• Tracing their origin from Aztec imagery,
calacas are frequently shown with marigold
flowers and foliage. As with other aspects of
the Day of the Dead festival, calacas are
generally depicted as joyous rather than
mournful figures.
• They are often shown wearing festive
clothing, dancing, and playing musical
instruments to indicate a happy afterlife. This
draws on the Mexican belief that no dead
soul likes to be thought of sadly, and that
death should be a joyous occasion. This goes
back to Aztec beliefs, one of the few
traditions to remain after the Spanish
conquest.
A calaca of La Catrina
14. Pan de los muertos
(Bread of the Dead)
• The pan de muertos (Spanish for Bread of
the dead) (also called pan de los muertos) is
a type of bread traditionally baked in Mexico
during the weeks leading up to the Día de los
Muertos, which is celebrated on November
2. It is a sweetened soft bread shaped like a
bun, often decorated with bone-like pieces.
Pan de muertos is eaten on Día de los
Muertos, at the gravesite or altar of the
deceased. In some regions it is eaten for
months before the official celebration of Dia
de los Muertos. In Oaxaca, pan de muertos is
the same bread that is usually baked, with
the addition of decorations. As part of the
celebration, loved ones eat pan de muertos
as well as the relative's favorite foods. The
bones represent the lost one (difuntos or
difuntas) and there is normally a baked tear
drop on the bread to represent sorrow. The
bones are represented in a circle to portray
the circle of life.
16. Cempazuchitl
• A marigold flower, a symbol of
death since the time of the
Aztecs, also known as
cempasuchil or zempasuchitl.
• They are used to decorate
graves and altars often in a
cross or arch pattern. They are
also popular as a pathway
marker to the altar.
• Also known as "the flower
with 400 lives”. It is believed
that the scent of the petals
forms a welcome path for the
spirits to return to their altar
or grave.
18. Cascarones
• In Spanish the word cáscara means
eggshell.
• They are decorated, confetti-filled
eggs, trimmed in glitter.
• In addition to Dia de los muertos,
cascarones have become popular for
other special occasions such as Cinco
de mayo, Pascua, weddings and
Quinceañeras.
• They are very popular in the
southwestern United States.
• Cascarones may be thrown or
crushed over the recipient's head to
shower him or her with confetti.
• Having a cascarón broken over one's
head is said to bring good luck.
20. Papel Picado
• Papel picado (”paper punching") is a
decorative craft made out of paper
cut into elaborate designs. The
designs are commonly cut from
tissue paper using a guide and small
chisels.
• Papel picado can also be made by
folding tissue paper and cutting into
the paper using small, sharp scissors.
• Papel picados are used for many
different special occasions such as la
Navidad, Dia de los muertos,
weddings, quinceañeras, baptisms,
and christenings.
• In Mexico, papel picado is especially
incorporated into altars during the
Day of the Dead.
22. Calaveras de azúcar/ Alfeniques (Mexican
Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls)
• Sugar art was brought to the New World by
Italian missionaries in the 17th century. The first
Church mention of sugar art was from Palermo
at Easter time when little sugar lambs and
angels were made to adorn the side altars in the
Catholic Church.
• Mexico, abundant in sugar production and too
poor to buy fancy imported European church
decorations, learned quickly from the friars how
to make sugar art for their religious festivals.
Clay molded sugar figures of angels, sheep and
sugar skulls go back to the Colonial Period 18th
century. Sugar skulls represented a departed
soul, had the name written on the forehead and
was placed on the home ofrenda or gravestone
to honor the return of a particular spirit. Sugar
skull art reflects the folk art style of big happy
smiles, colorful icing and sparkly tin and glittery
adornments.
• Molded from a sugar paste, then decorated with
icing, glitter and foil, these skulls often are
placed on altars. The sugar represents the
sweetness of life, and the skull represents the
sadness of death.
26. Copal
• Copal is a name given to tree
resin that is particularly
identified with the cultures of
the ancient peoples of Mexico
and Central America as an
incense.
• Copal is the traditional incense
made from the resin of the
copal tree.
• Copal incense is the dried
resin of the copal tree. The
incense is somewhat smoky
when burned and has sort of a
pine scent. It is burnt to
welcome the spirits of the
dead on altars.
27. La danza de los viejos
• A traditional dance
performed at this time
in Mexico is “la danza
de los viejos” (the
dance of the old men).
Click on the above picture to see and
hear “la danza de los viejos”.
28. The Monarch Butterflies Migration
• Every year at the time of Dias
de los muertos, thousands of
monarch butterflies arrive in
Mexico to spend the winter
there in the warm weather.
• Locals view their arrival as the
spirits of their ancestors
arriving in time to celebrate
Dias de los muertos.
• Many Mexicans believe that
every butterfly contains the
spirit of someone loved and
lost in our world, and
therefore, you should never
harm a butterfly.
Click on the above picture to view
A video of the migration of the
Monarch butterfly to Mexico.
29. Ofrendas
• The Day of the Dead is a time
for the dead to return home
and visit loved ones, feast on
their favorite foods and listen
to their favorite music.
• In the homes, family members
honor their deceased with
ofrendas or offerings which
may consist of photographs,
bread, other foods, flowers,
toys and other symbolic
offerings.
• Ofrendas usually contain
elements of wind (papel
picado); fire (candles); earth
(food) and water.
30. Ofrendas
• While some prefer to visit the
graves of loved ones, others build
an ofrenda (offering), or altar, in
their home. It consists of a photo
of the one being honored; prayer
candles in purple for pain, white
for hope and pink for the
celebration; pan de los muertos
(bread of the dead), a sweetened
bread baked in round loaves or
skull shapes; marigolds; sugar
skulls; papel picado (Mexican
tissue-paper decorations); copal
(incense to clear the path for
spirits return); a glass of water
and a bottle of beer.
Ofrendas mean “offerings” –
offerings for the spirits to welcome
them home.
32. Click on the picture below to view the
different items that traditionally make
up Dia de los Muertos altars.
33. Build your own “Ofrenda”
Click on the above picture to build your own altar.
After the curtain opens, find “Build your own altar”
34. Traditional Foods for “la ofrenda”
Mole
• Traditional foods
associated with Day of
the Dead include mole,
tamales and atole.
Mole (Spanish
pronunciation: [ˈmole])(Mexican
Spanish, from Nahuatl
mulli or molli, "sauce" or "concoction” is
the generic name for a number
of sauces used iin Mexican cuisine, as
well as for dishes based on these sauces.
Mole is a chocolate based sauce made
with many herbs and spices, served with
chicken or turkey.
.
35. Tamales
• A tamale is a traditional
Latin American dish made
of masa (a starchy corn-
based dough, which is
steamed or boiled in a leaf
wrapper.
• The wrapping is discarded
before eating. Tamales can
themselves be filled with
meats, cheese, vegetables,
chilies or any preparation
according to taste, and both
the filling and the cooking
liquid may be seasoned.
36. Atole
• An ancient drink made
from corn meal and
water and flavored with
various fruits.
37. Here’s some trivia on this holiday
Click on the picture to
learn some additional
Facts about this holiday.
39. Conclusion
• This WebQuest was designed to acquaint you
with the Mexican holiday of “dia de los
muertos”. Share what you have learned with
your family and friends!