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