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Duplicate of The Skeleton at the Feast: The Day of the Dead in Mexico
Duplicate of The Skeleton at the Feast: The Day of the Dead in Mexico
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Team 10. CCAS 113.
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Why was the story of a man who did not give the dead food told to many people?
Superstition that you will be cursed if you dont offer anything to the dead
To show people to not be greedy
To demonstrate that food is sacred and so that people will not starve
To shed light on the ritual, ofrenda, the importance of the feast, and dead
2
What was the estimated death toll during the Mexican Revolution
~750,000
~1,000,000
~2,500,000
~4,000,000
3
Who wrote
Las Artes Populares de México
in 1921?
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
Dr. Atl (Gerardo Murillo)
Manuel Manilla
Jose Guadalupe Posada
4
What do the wine and rice flour left in the tumbas vivientes represent?
Purifying element
Spiritual sustenance
All of the above
It’s a customary offering
5
What is the significance of the Street-Car in the early 1900s in Mexico
It represented class struggle
It was used for the Revolutionary War
It was a cheap form of transportation
It was used for funeral services
6
Who is San Lucas dedicated to?
Individuals who have passed tragically, drowning or murder
Individuals who passed as adults
Individuals who passed at a young age or as a babies
Individuals who passed away by natural causes
7
Why did we see an increased interest in popular arts during the 1920s?
Because of the penny press
Because of the Calaveras
Because of Manuel Manilla
Because of the increased deaths in the Mexican population
8
Where do the living tombs/tumbas vivientes take place?
Iguala, Guerrero
Huaquechula, Puebla
Veracruz
Atlixco, Puebla
9
When is Xa Aktumajat (the Octave)?
Oct. 27-28
Oct. 18
Nov. 8-9
Nov. 3-4
10
On what day is the tradition of the tumbas vivientes arranged and enacted?
Nov. 2
Oct.31
Oct. 30
Nov. 1
11
According to Totonac's belief, where do souls go after death?
Disneyland
Hell
To Outer Space and get placed in different planets
Kalinin, the realm of the dead, or Kapoqlhwan, the region of the shades
12
How many stages is
Ninin
celebrated in?
4
3
6
2
13
Where do the Totonac live?
Oaxaca
Puebla
Veracruz
Sinaloa
14
Adult souls depart on Nov. 1 & young souls on Nov. 2
False
True
15
Which forms of popular art provided an insight into the life following the Mexican Independence and Revolution War.
Ex-votos & Ofrendas
The Virgin of Guadalupe & Calaveras
Ex-votos & Calaveras
Ofrendas & Calaveras
16
What was the average lifespan in 1910 Mexico
34
25
42
19
17
Which of the following is NOT used in Huaquechula Ofrendas?
White satin
Gold stars
Barrandales
Carved wooden figure of a saint or cross
18
Which artist expanded the image of the skeleton that we now see in modern Day of the Dead traditions, such as La Catrina
Jose Guadalupe Posada
Manuel Manilla
Gerardo Murillo
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
19
What is NOT true about San Andres?
It is on Nov. 30-Dec. 2
Flowers & food are offerings to say goodbye
After San Andres, people return to their daily lives
It’s an additional moment to bid farewell
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What happens once the souls have been freed, purified, and perfected?
They go to heaven to become Angels
They becomes bones
They are turned as birds, insects, butterflies, clouds, stars, and planets.
They are reincarnated
