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What are some of the most popular icons of Day of the Dead?

• Skulls & skeletons

• Skeletons & witches

• Pumpkins & ghosts

• Witches & ghosts

Day of the dead skulls and skeletons are whimsical and colorful. What is synonym of whimsical?

• Playful

• Serious

• Scary

• Detailed

What are skulls called in Spanish?

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From whom does the use of skulls as icons during Day of the Dead originate?

• The Aztecs

• The Spaniards

• The Portuguese

• The Americans

Nowadays in Mexican culture, skulls symbolize death and what else?

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What are some ways people incorporate skulls in Day of the Dead celebrations?

• They paint their faces to resemble skulls.

• They make chocolate skulls to eat.

• They place skulls on altars and in graveyards.

• They tell ghost stories to scare children.

What are skeletons called in Spanish?

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Day of the Dead skeletons can look very different from one another, but they are never meant to be _ or sad.

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Which Mexican artist inspired the look of Day of the Dead skeletons?

• José Guadalupe Posada

• Frida Kahlo

• Diego Rivera

• La Catrina

La Catrina is a skeleton who appears to _ life, even though she had passed away a long time ago.

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