Día de los Muertos Assessment

What country did Día de los Muertos come from ORIGINALLY?

• Peru

• Mexico

• Spain

• France

What day is Día de los Muertos on?

• November 1

• November 2

• October 31

What do most people normally do to celebrate Día de los Muertos?

• Visit cemeteries

• Celebrate life AND death

• Give each other presents

• Construct altars to their deceased loved ones

• Act very careful so that they don't die

What is put on ofrenda alters? In addition to beautiful flowers and sugar skulls, there are...

• Pictures of deceased family members

• Candles to represent grief and to orient the souls

• Ashes to help spirits find their way there and to help atone for sins

• A washbasin to wash their hands after a long journey

• Favorite foods and water to attract the soul to our world

In Mexico, Día de los Muertos is given a twist. What is the twist?

• Everyone must pretend to be dead

• The dead are chased by scary monsters and must be protected

• People make jokes about death and laugh at it to make the holiday silly

In Mexico, Day of the Dead is influenced by which Native culture's celebrations of the dead?

• Mayan

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Incan

What is pan de muerto decorated with?

• Crossed bones

• Gravestones

• Skulls