Dia de los Muertos means what in the English language?
Day of the Dead
Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on what day/s?
November 1st and November 2nd
Dia de Muertos came to be from a mixture of the Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess of what name which stands for "Lady of the dead"??
Maztecadia
Mixchaui
Muertadia
Mictecacihuatl
What are some ways that Dia de los Muertos is celebrated?
place flowers on the burial sites of their lost loved ones
lighting candles
creating an altar (ofrenda)
All of the above
This is where families place photos of the loved ones they have lost along with other items
ofrenda (altar)
This flower is thought to guide the spirits back with their intense color and pungent smell?
daisy
tulip
rose
marigold
This is the name of the bread that is made as part of the Dia de los Muertos celebration?
pan de muertos
pan de bread
pan de calaveras
pan de catrina
The Day of the Dead was first celebrated by . . .
college students
the Romans
the Aztecs
the Incas
Calveras are . . .
small candies in the shape of skulls
graves
type of ice cream
flower
One thing people do not do on the Day of the Dead is:
decorate graves with flowers
go trick or treating
eat candy in the shape of skulls
put out food for the souls of dead relatives
What does the sugar in sugar skulls represent?
the sweetness of flowers
the sweetness of life
the sweetness of sports
the sweetness of food
The holiday originated about 3,000 years ago from indigenous peoples of what country?
Mexico
Brazil
Spain
United States of America
Dia de los Muertos is a very serious and somber holiday.
False
True
Which of the following items would not be found on a traditional altar as part of the Dia de los Muertos holiday?
food and drink
A box of tissues
pictures of loved ones
candles
The Dia de los Muertos celebration lasts how many days?
3
1
4
2
This word for "perforated paper" is hung to make celebrations festive and colorful?
papel picado
papel pico de gallo
pipal pickle
pupil porcino
