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Dia de los Muertos

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Dia de los Muertos translates to
a)
Day of Celebration
b)
Day to Party
c)
Day of the Dead
d)
Day of the Living
2.
Dia de los Muertos honors
a)
friends and family who have died
b)
famous Latin people
c)
the President of Mexico
d)
living friends and family
3.

What is the central belief of dia de los muertos

a)

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

b)

Wish I read the reading last night

c)

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

4.

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

a)

True

b)

That's cap

5.
Dia de los Muertos is usually celebrated on
a)
October 31
b)
November 1 & 2
c)
December 1
d)
October 30
6.

This celebration includes all EXCEPT FOR...

a)

parades

b)

dancing/live music

c)

cleaning and staying in a cemetary

d)

fasting

7.
Who is this fancy lady?
a)
My Grandma
b)
Myself
c)
La Catrina
d)
My Aunt
8.
What is the type of flower that they put on their altars and at the gravesites?
a)
lillies
b)
orchids
c)
marigolds
d)
roses
9.

What is an ofrenda?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

An ofrenda is a temporary altar full of offerings to ancestors

10.

What is something you might find on an ofrenda?

a)

Marigolds

b)

Photos of ancestors

c)

Offerings of food

d)

All these things

11.

What are calavera?

a)

Cut paper banners

b)

Special bread for ancestors

c)

Sugar skulls

d)

Small photos of ancestors

12.

What culture started Dias de los Muertos?

a)

The Incas

b)

The Celtics

c)

The Egyptians

d)

The Aztecs