Dia de los Muertos

Dia de los Muertos translates to

• Day of Celebration
• Day to Party
• Day of the Dead
• Day of the Living

Dia de los Muertos honors

• friends and family who have died
• famous Latin people
• the President of Mexico
• living friends and family

What is the central belief of dia de los muertos

• that the spirits of loved ones are allowed to join the living on those days and commune with them

• Wish I read the reading last night

• They are able to see their loved ones again only for 24 hours

True or False. Dia de los muertos is about mourning your loved ones. Not celebrating life

• True

• That's cap

Dia de los Muertos is usually celebrated on

• October 31
• November 1 & 2
• December 1
• October 30

This celebration includes all EXCEPT FOR...

• parades

• dancing/live music

• cleaning and staying in a cemetary

• fasting

Who is this fancy lady?

• My Grandma
• Myself
• La Catrina
• My Aunt

What is the type of flower that they put on their altars and at the gravesites?

• lillies
• orchids
• marigolds
• roses

What is an ofrenda?

• An ofrenda is a table for a big meal for your family and friends

• An ofrenda is a skull made of sugar and decorated with icing and glitter

• An ofrenda is a photo of an ancestor in a small metal frame

• An ofrenda is a temporary altar full of offerings to ancestors

What is something you might find on an ofrenda?

• Marigolds

• Photos of ancestors

• Offerings of food

• All these things