El dia de los muertos

El dia de los muertos

Please write a report about “El dia de los muertos” and answer the following questions in your report:

What are the days celebrating El dia de los muertos?
What country is it celebrated in?
Who is remembered during this cultural event?
What are some of the ways to show that you remember someone during “el dia de los muertos”?
Are there special foods associated with this day(s)? And if so, name some of them. Do you know the origin of these foods?
What is the significance of the color yellow for this holiday?
What is the name of the flower of the dead? Can you describe it? Give its English and Spanish name. Name one of the uses of the petals of this flower.
Who is “La Calaca”? Also known as “La Catrina”. Why is she such an important symbol?
What do Mexicans think of death? Why? Should you cry? Why or why not?

10)What is an ofrenda? Describe one. Why are liquids left? Candles? Food?

Who are “los angelitos”?
What happens at night in the cemetery?
Who is Jose Guadalupe Posada?
How do you remember someone in your family that has passed away? How are the two countries similar and different in how they honor someone’s memory?
What is the purpose of the sugar skulls?

Rough draft due: ______________________________________

Paper must be typed, double spaced, 12 font, Comic Sans, cover with title of report, your name, date and class.

Include your research sources.

Final paper due: ______________________________________

Food due in class: ___ ________________________________

Internet sites:

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/ (go to History & altar, also “Egg Shaker Trivia”

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