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Day of The Dead Webquest

Day of The Dead Webquest. Spanish 1. Section I- Question #1. All Saint’s Day: November 1 st All Soul’s Day: November 2 nd. Section I- Question #2. Colorful adornments Lively reunions at family burial plots Preparation of special foods Offerings laid out for the departed on alters

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Day of The Dead Webquest

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  1. Day of The Dead Webquest Spanish 1

  2. Section I-Question #1 • All Saint’s Day: November 1st • All Soul’s Day: November 2nd

  3. Section I-Question #2 • Colorful adornments • Lively reunions at family burial plots • Preparation of special foods • Offerings laid out for the departed on alters • Religious rites • Fireworks

  4. Section I-Question #3 and 4 • November 1st is reserved to remember: deceased infants and children (los angelitos) • November 2nd is reserved to remember: deceased adults.

  5. Section I-Question #5 • Skeletons and other macabre toys • Papelpicado • Wreaths and crosses decorated with paper/silk flowers • Candles and votive lights • Fresh seasonal flowers: Cempazuchiles and Barro de Obisbo • Edible goodies

  6. Section I-Question #6 • Papelpicado • Candles • Flowers • Photographs • Candy skulls • Selection of the deceased’s favorite foods and beverages • Wash basin and clean hand towel • Cigarrettes • Toys • Extra Sweets • A table and crates covered with linens • Incense

  7. Section I-Question #7 • Family members gather at the cemetery for gravesite festive reunions

  8. Section I-Question #8 • Death was viewed as a blessing (Especially during childbirth, battle or human sacrifice)

  9. Section II-Question #1 • La Katrina (Catrina) is a skeletal figure in a plumed hat and dress.

  10. Section II-Question #2 • Moles • Tamales • Pan de Muerto

  11. Section II-Question #3 • Sugar skulls (sometimes with their names)

  12. Section II-Question #4 • After the long journey the souls are thirsty and tired.

  13. Section II-Question #5 • Describe the cemeteries: • Families clean and paint the graves • Mariachis are sometimes hired to perform graveside • Tombstones are close together and are monumental structures with huge arches of flowers, pictures of the deceased, candles and food

  14. The Cemeteries

  15. The Cemeteries

  16. The Cemeteries

  17. The Cemeteries

  18. Section IV-#1 • Calaveras • Songs and poems about the festival

  19. Section IV-#2 • Mole • Thick sauce made from chilies, sesame seeds, herbs, spices, and chocolate

  20. Section IV-#3 • copalli • Scented resin to make incense

  21. Section IV-#4 • Atole • Ancient drink made from corn meal and water and flavored with fruit

  22. Section IV-#5 • Angelitos • Souls of children who have died (“little angels)

  23. Section IV-#6 • Careta • Mask worn by dancers to scare the dead away at the end

  24. Section IV-#7 • Calavera • A skull

  25. Section IV-#8 • Ofrenda • An offering, refers to goods set out on the alters

  26. Section IV-#9 • Alfenique • A special confection used to fashion skulls, fruits and other figures.

  27. Section IV-#10 • Pan de muertos • Bread of the dead- a sweet, soft bread baked for this holiday, often shaped like a bun but sometimes decorated with bone-like pieces

  28. Section IV-#11 • Cempazuchitl • a yellow marigold

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