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"??
Mictecacihuatl
Maztecadia
Mixchaui
Muertadia
What are some ways that Dia de los Muertos is celebrated?
place flowers on the burial sites of their lost loved ones
lighting candles
All of the above
creating an altar (ofrenda)
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?
marigold
rose
daisy
tulip
This is the name of the bread that is made as part of the Dia de los Muertos celebration?
pan de bread
pan de calaveras
pan de catrina
pan de muertos
The Day of the Dead was first celebrated by . . .
college students
the Aztecs
the Romans
the Incas
Calveras are . . .
small candies in the shape of skulls
flower
graves
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 life
the sweetness of sports
The holiday originated about 3,000 years ago from indigenous peoples of what country?
Mexico
Spain
Brazil
United States of America
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?
food and drink
candles
A box of tissues
pictures of loved ones
The Dia de los Muertos celebration lasts how many days?
2
3
1
4
This word for "perforated paper" is hung to make celebrations festive and colorful?
papel pico de gallo
pipal pickle
pupil porcino
papel picado
