El día de los muertos - Quiz Study Guide

El día de los muertos is celebrated on ____

• October 31

• May 5

• Friday 13

• November 1 and 2

The Día de los muertos celebration is a blending of __ and __ traditions.

• Yucatan / British

• Aztec / Roman Catholic

• Jalisco / Guadalajara

• Mexican / Chilean

The Aztecs originally celebrated their deceased in ___.

• late Fall

• early Spring

• Winter

• late Summer

The ___ migrates from Canada to Michoacán around November 1st.

• monarch butterfly

• canadian goose

• mallard duck

• blue morpho butterfly

The monarch butterfly is thought to carry __ home to Mexico during El día de los muertos.

• pollen

• marigolds

• souls

• bells

___ is the Spanish term for "butterfly."

• ofrenda

• mariposa

• cempasúchil

• calavera

Choose the cempasúchiles:

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A cempasúchil is known as a ___ in English.

• altar

• marigold

• balloon

• skull

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: The cempasúchil is used to ___ during el Día de los muertos.

• line pathways

• adorn altars

• decorate graves

• scare away evil spirits

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: The cempasúchil's __ and __ are thought to help guide souls home.

• strong smell

• spicy flavor

• bright color

• spiky thorns