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Day of the Dead in Mexico

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  • True or false? People paint their faces like a skull to scare each other.
    false
  • When is Day of the Dead celebrated?
    on the 1st and 2nd of November
  • In which country is Day of the Dead a national tradition?
    in Mexico
  • What is the name of this flower?
    marigolds
  • The round shape of the sweet bread represents...
    the circle of life and death
    the circle of human head
    the circle of skulls
    nothing at all
  • What does the monarch butterfly symbolize?
    the souls of dead travel in the wings of the butterfly to visit loved ones
  • What do people bring to cemetery?
    flowers, candles, photos and favourite animals
    just sweet bread and sugar skulls
    flowers, candles, photos and favourite foods
    just marigolds
  • Why do people decorate altars in their homes?
    to cry for the dead ones
    to invite people to their houses
    to make the houses beautiful
    to welcome home the souls of the dead
  • True or false? Day of the Dead is a sad tradition
    false
  • What is the name of the papers used to decorate the altars?
    colorful "papel picado"
  • What is the name of this butterfly?
    monarch butterfly
  • What is this?
    a skull or a sugar skull
  • Why are marigolds used near the altars?
    because the fragance and colour of marigolds are thought to attract the souls of the dead
  • What are the names of the traditional sweets?
    Bread of the dead (pan de muerto) or sweet bread (pan dulce) and sugar skulls (calaveras de azúcar)