El Dia de los Muertos

When is Day of the Death celebrated in Mexico?

• 16 de septiembre

• 31 de octubre - 2 de noviembre

• 25 de diciembre

• 5 de mayo

On what day do the adults who have died visit their families?

• 31 de octubre

• primero de noviembre

• 2 de noviembre

• 31 de octubre - 2 de noviembre

Which of the following is not a symbol used on Day of the Death during their celebration?

• Pan de muertos

• photographs

• sugar skulls

• ofrendas

One way to describe Day of the Death is -

• gloomy and dark

• morbid and gloomy

• very sad

• festive and colorful

Why are altars built for the Day of the Death?

• to seek forgiveness

• entice those who have passed on to come back for a visit

• to haunt people

• to find someone else

What do people do while at the cemetery?

• have a fiesta with their friends

• sing; talk; and pray to their love ones

• represent family members

• play their favorite video

In ancient times, where were family members buried?

• close to their homes

• under the house

• in an unknown place

• in the cemetery

Pan de muertos represents -

• jewels

• the soil

• love

• hope

The Monarch Butterfly represents -

• the angels

• the soil

• the spirits of their ancestors

• their favorite meal

What is the traditional flower for Day of the Dead?

• cempasuchil(marigold)

• diasy

• rose

• carnation