Día de los Muertos

Sergio, Fidel, and Evangeline are organizing a Bella Vista school event to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. Can you help them identify the correct dates to host their events?

• October 31

• November 1

• November 2

• November 3

Callieann, Jorge, and Mason need to write a school report on the cultural tradition of Dia de los Muertos. They need to research the countries where this tradition originated (started). Can you help them identify those countries?

• Mexico

• Spain

• United States

• Central America

Benjamin, Sean, and Joseph are planning a Dia de los Muertos party! Can you guess why they are celebrating this event?

• They are celebrating death

• They are remembering the importance of being alive and sharing their time with friends and family

• They are remembering and honoring loved ones that have passed away

• They are going Trick or Treating on Halloween

Marcos, Masayley, Allison, Aaliyah, and Isaac are attending a Dia de los Muertos celebration together. They are impressed by an ofrenda during the event. Can you explain what the purpose of the ofrenda is?

• It is a performance of a traditional dance

• It is a memory altar for deceased loved ones

• It is a flower competition

• It is an art gallery for arts and crafts

During the Dia de los Muertos celebration, Penelope and Valentina are assisting Sean in setting up an ofrenda. Which element of the ofrenda symbolizes the wind?

• Water

• Fire

• Earth

• Papel picado

For Día de los Muertos, Aaliyah, Benjamin, and Masayley are discussing the importance of Monarch butterflies in this cultural tradition. Can you help them understand the role of Monarch butterflies and why they are important in Day of the Dead celebrations?

• They carry the spirits of the departed back home

• They scare away evil spirits

• They represent new life

• They are used for decoration

Fidel, Benjamin, and Aaliyah are celebrating Día de los Muertos together. They have gathered together bunches of marigold flowers. Can you discuss why they are using these flowers?

• To decorate the cemetery graves of their loved ones

• To create a vibrant, colorful walkway for spirits to find their way home to their families

• To symbolize the wind and how it blows everywhere

• To honor children because kids like pretty flowers

Allison, Evangeline, and Benjamin are organizing a Dia de los Muertos party at their school. They are discussing the meaning behind sugar skulls in the celebrations. Can you help them understand the symbol of the skulls and what they represent?

• Cycle of Death

• Cycle of Fear

• Cycle of Life

• Cycle of Sadness

Fidel, Sergio, and Aaliyah are celebrating Dia de los Muertos with their friend Xochitl. They are all decorating skulls in beautiful colors, in the classroom. Can you explain why they are doing this?

• They are doing this to remember the sadness of death

• They are doing this to represent the happiness and joy of life

• They are doing this to make fun of dead people

• They are doing this to show respect for skeletons

Mason, Allison, Callieann, Masayley, and Evangeline are explaining Dia de los Muertos to classmates that were absent. They are asked to explain who celebrates Dia de los Muertos. What cultural fact would they share with their classmates?

• Only people in Mexico celebrate Dia de los Muertos

• Only people in Central America celebrate Dia de los Muertos

• Only people in the United States celebrate Halloween

• People in Mexico, Central America, South America and many parts of the United States celebrate Dia de los Muertos