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