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What do you know about Día de los Muertos??
What do you know about Día de los Muertos??
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Where is the Day of the dead mainly celebrated?
United States
México
Spain
Puerto Rico
2
What are the souls of children who have passed away called?
chicitos
calaveritas
angelitos
catrinas
3
Cierto o Falso: No one celebrates Day of the Dead in the United States.
Falso
Cierto
4
Why was Nov. 1 chosen to honor children?
Children are innocent, like saints
Children don't have souls like adults
There wasn't enough time on Nov 2 for them
Children are little angels
5
Which is NOT an ingredient in atole?
Cinnamon
Brown sugar
Raisins
Masa
6
What is something that is NOT associated Day of the Dead?
feasting
decorating graves
trick or treating
fireworks
7
Besides skull decorations, what are calaveritas?
Skeletons dressed like life
Little poems about death
Dead bread
Skeleton masks
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What is the flower associated with the holiday?
carnation
iris
marigold
rose
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What are those?
muertos
velas
calacas
cruces
10
What does "día de los muertos" mean?
Death Day
Day of the Dead
Halloween
Trick-or-Treat
11
What is the incense called used to guide the spirits?
azucar
copal
cruz
chile
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Which of these events do NOT occur during Día de Muertos?
Decorating skulls.
Wearing masks.
Carving pumpkins.
Picnic at cemetary.
13
About how old is Día de Muertos (the modern version-after the Catholic invasion)?
100 years
3000 years
500 years
10,000 years
14
Families meet at the ___________to clean and prepare for the celebration.
cementerio
masa
cruz
novia
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Which is NOT an ingredient in mole?
Chocolate
Raisins
Cheese
Chiles
16
Mexicans believed that the souls of their families returned each year in the form of what?
mariposas
calaveras
velas
angelitos
17
Cierto o Falso: Day of the Dead is a joyous celebration.
Cierto
Falso
18
About how old is the mesoamerican Día de Muertos tradition?
10,000 years
500 years
3000 years
100 years
19
What 2 religious holidays influenced the modern Día de Muertos celebration?
All Saints Day & All Souls Day
All Souls Day & Columbus Day
All Saints Day & Halloween
Halloween & Catholic
20
Which two cultures blended to create "El día de los muertos"
French (Catholic) & Aztec (Indian)
Spanish (Catholic) & British
Spanish (Catholic) & Aztec (Indian)
Spanish (Catholic) & Texan
21
What is the decorative paper cut (or punched) art called?
paper mache
papel picado
papel cortado
marigold
22
What are the altars called that are made to honor the deceased person?
calaveras
calacas
ofrendas
cempachutil
23
Cierto o Falso: Kids get dressed up and go trick-or-treating for Día de Muertos
Falso
Cierto
24
What is celebrated on Day of the Dead?
Ghosts and goblins
Spirits of loved ones coming back to visit
No school!!
Celebration of Catholic Saints who don't have their own day
25
What does "pan de muerto" mean?
Dead Drink
Bread of the Dead
candied skulls
Dead pans
26
Mexican beliefs include:
All of these
If you're not good enough, you to to purgatory
Souls of loved ones come back to visit
Your prayers can help people go from purgatory to heaven
27
What is the name of the highly decorated, well dressed skeleton figure?
Calaca
Catrina
Calavera
Zapotec
28
Adults who have died that return to visit their families are called.
tumbas
angelitos
espiritus
chiles
29
Which is NOT one of the Mexican perspectives on death we discussed?
Death is a person: you can play with it, trick it, etc.
Death is a party: look forward to the party in the afterlife
Death is something that happens--life is a circle
Saint Death is the most powerful saint
30
What are those?
velas
novias
catrinas
mariposas
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A Christian religious symbol usually found on family altars is called what?
cruz
pan
blanco
copal
32
What are "calaveritas"?
marigolds
little skulls
fireworks
skeleton decorations
33
What are calacas?
altars for your loved ones
skeletons dressed like life
little poems about Death
sugar skulls
34
When is the holiday celebrated?
Oct 30-31
Oct 1-2
Oct 31-Nov 1
November 1-2
35
When can you eat the food left behind on the ofrendas?
After 1 week
After 2 days
On Día de Muertos
You can't
36
Which day is specifically to remember children?
All Saints Day = Nov 1
Halloween = Oct. 31
All Souls Day = Nov 2
Día de Señora Guadalupe = Dec 12