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