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WorksheetsDia De Los Muertos
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does "Dia De Los Muertos" mean when translated into English?
Day of the Skulls
Day of the Dead
Holiday of the Family
Holiday of the Skeleton
Where did Dia de los Muertos originate?
Mesoamerican culture, now widespread throughout Mexico
The countryside villages of France and Spain
Deep within the rainforests of The Amazon
The central western states of the America, including Texas and Arizona.
What is a Sugar Skull?
("Calavera" is the Spanish translation)
Usually worn as a face mask on holidays like the Spanish Independence Day.
A paste made out of sugar and milk, used to cleanse the head.
A traditional snack eaten weeks prior to Dia de los Muertos to give the Mexican peoples strength.
The most well known symbol for Dia de los Muertos, and a representation of the diseased family members being celebrated.
Check the traditions of the Dia De Los Muertos celebration.
Creating Sugar Skulls
Eating pan de muerto
Taking part in the Catrina parade
Going from door to door asking for candy, with the phrase "Trick or Treat"
Telling stories to remember diseased loves ones.
In your own words, explain what a symbol is. And give one example of a symbol.
Imagine what the color green symbolizes to you. You may select more than one.
Recycling and taking care of the planet
Money
Spring Time
Luck
Something else? Silently think of your answer.
Name one symbol that describes something about who you are as a person.
Select the set of complimentary contrasting colors.
Red and Green
Red and Orange
Red and Pink
Red and Purple
Select the set of complimentary contrasting colors.
Light Blue and Dark Blue
Blue and Orange
Blue and Purple
Yellow and Orange
Define "negative spaces" in your Sugar Skull art work.
The open blank spaces on the page, that I will need to fill in with symbols and color.
The sad parts of my drawing.
The spaces on the page with no more room for additional detail.
