El día de los muertos

¿Cómo se dice The Day of the Dead ?

• Cinco de Mayo

• Feliz Navidad

• El Día de los Muertos

• Buenos Días

When is Day of the Dead celebrated?

• 5 de mayo

• November 1st and 2nd

• the entire month of November

• the second Sunday in November

Before the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the _________ ritual for the dead lasted for a period of two 20-day months each summer.

• Catholic
• Inca
• Aztec
• Cherokee

The Spanish conquistadores tried to _______ the Aztec celebration of the dead because they thought it was disrespectful and mocked death.

• join

• increase

• publicize

• eliminate

To celebrate the holiday, many people decorate _______ de azúcar.

• cempasúchil
• calaveras
• atole
• tamales

What is papel picado?

• tissue paper with elaborate cut-outs
• poems written to honor the dead
• photographs of the departed
• bread of the dead

Cempasúchil, known as la flor de los muertos, is the _______.

• lily

• dandelion

• rose

• marigold

One thing people do NOT do on the Day of the Dead is:

• create altars in honor of those who have passed away.

• decorate graves with flowers.

• light candles.

• go trick or treating.

November 1, All Saints Day, is the day to celebrate los angelitos, the -_____ who have died.

• soldiers
• children
• adults
• saints

The artist who is known for his Day of the Dead artwork is __________.

• Pablo Picasso
• Pablo Sandoval
• José Guadalupe Posada
• Roberto Clemente