El Día de los Muertos

El Día de los Muertos is celebrated...

• whenever someone dies.

• from November 1 - November 2.

• once a month.

• in the summer.

El Día de los Muertos was first celebrated by...

• the Aztecs.

• the Incans.

• the Romans.

• the Spanish.

The traditional orange flower for el Día de los Muertos is...

• a rose.

• a marigold.

• a sunflower.

• a daisy.

An ofrenda is...

• a skull or skeleton decoration.

• a chocolate sauce that is served during the holiday.

• tissue paper with designs cut into it.

• a collection of objects places on an altar to honor loved ones.

Skulls

• ofrendas

• calaveras

• pan de muertos

• moles

Altar

• calacas

• ofrenda

• calaveras

• papel picado

Tissue paper decoration

• pan de muertos

• ofrenda

• calaveras

• papel picado

What is Mictlan?

• town in Spain

• a chocolate-based drink

• a place where spirits rest

• bread of the dead

What do family do to celebrate el día de los muertos?

• They get together and throw a party.

• They go to an amusement park and go on the rides.

• They set up an altar with food and things the deceased liked.

• They cry all day long and go to bed early.

La calavera

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