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Documentos
In addition to the unit documents, you will also be required to visit and study the sites listed below.
"One of Mexico’s most colorful and ancient traditions is the celebration Día de los Muertos. In 2003, UNESCO (United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture) declared it a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity."
CGI STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD GOLD MEDAL WINNER
This is a beautifully animated, and heart felt, short film about a little girl who visits the land of the dead, where she learns the true meaning of the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos.
Student Academy Award Gold Medal winner, 2013 -- Short Film HD: "Dia De Los Muertos" from Whoo Kazoo.
Produced by Ashley Graham, Kate Reynolds, and Lindsey St. Pierre at Ringling College of Art and Design as their senior thesis.
Feasts - Mexico - BBC Culture DocumentarIES - Dia de los Muertos
Feasts - Mexico - BBC Culture DocumentarIES - Dia de los Muertos
Food writer and presenter Stefan Gates immerses himself in some of the most extraordinary feasts and festivals on earth. By joining ordinary people in these strange and wonderful distillations of their culture and beliefs, he hopes to gain a revelatory insight into how the world thinks and feels. In these two videos, Stefan shares his experiences in Oaxaca during the celebration of the Day of the Dead, a cacophonous cross-cultural festival of the senses during which Mexicans truly believe that their loved ones come back from the dead for three days every year to spend the day with them.
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS about El Día de Los Muertos
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS about El Día de Los Muertos
Please read the list of common misconceptions about this tradition. Did you share any of these misconceptions?
Please read the list of common misconceptions about this tradition. Did you share any of these misconceptions?
Every year students ask, "Can we make Pan de Muerto?" We might be able to! In the mean time, check out the link on the left.
"No Day of the Dead party is complete without the sweet, buttery bread, pan de muerto. Read on as Mexican-food expert and pastry chef Fany Gerson takes you through the process of making an authentic pan de muerto. Fany makes two loaves, in fact, because one is simply not enough (it’s that good)."
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