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