The day of the dead El día de los muertos
El primero de noviembre El día de los inocentes El dos de noviembre El día de los muertos ¿Cuándo se celebra?
-The day of the dead is a time of remembrance. People in many countries remember and honor those who have passed away on November 1 st and 2 nd. -Family and friends gather, usually around the tomb/grave, in the cemetery to pray and remember those who have passed. This celebration started with the indigenous people who believed in the afterlife. It is believed that during this time the deceased return home to visit and rejoiced with their loved ones. ¿Por qué se celebra?
The day of the dead is celebrated not only in Mexico, but also in Central and South America, Spain, and the Caribbean. ¿Dónde se celebra?
Altares Altars. People set up altars with offerings (ofrendas) to honor the deceased. Ofrendas ** Some of the offerings in the altars include Velas (candles) Comida y bebidas favoritas del fallecido (deceased) Pan de muerto Flores – Cempazuchitl (marigolds) Fotos del fallecido ¿Cómo se celebra?
Altares
Pan de muerto
Flor de cempazuchitl
Calacas y calaveras (skeletons, skulls) Calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls) La Catrina Decoraciones
La Catrina
Papel picado (perforated paper)
El altar de muertos- display with offerings for the dead. La calavera- skull La calavera de azúcar- sugar skull El esqueleto / La calaca- the skeleton El cemeterio- cemetery / graveyard La catrina- a dead wealthy woman Las velas- candles Papel picado- perforated paper used as decoration Cempazúchitl- yellow marigold Vocabulario
La tumba- tombEl ataúd- coffin La muerte- death El muerto/la muerta- the dead La ofrenda- the offering El pan de muerto- bread of the dead Orar / Rezar – to pray
The Wild Thornberrys. part 1part 1 The Wild Thornberrys. part 2part 2 Día de los muertos. Short film. Manufacturando calaveras. * Anuncio de TVAzteca Calaverita ** om/education/media/dia-de-los- muertos/?ar_a=1