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Day of the Dead in Mexico

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  • What is the name of this butterfly?
    monarch butterfly
  • How long has the death been "celebrated" ?
    more than 3000 years
    more than 900 years
    more than 800 years
    more than 2000 years
  • What is the name of the papers used to decorate the altars?
    colorful "papel picado"
  • When do we celebrate died children?
    November 3rd
    31st of October
    November 1st
    November 2nd
  • In which country is Day of the Dead a national tradition?
    in Mexico
  • What happens at the cemetery?
    people visit the place, light candles, spend the night there
  • What are the names of the traditional bread
    Bread of the dead (pan de muerto) or sweet bread (pan dulce) and sugar skulls (calaveras de azúcar)
  • What is the name of this flower?
    marigolds
  • True or false? People paint their faces like a skull to scare each other.
    false
  • Why do people decorate altars in their homes?
    to cry for the dead ones
    to make the houses beautiful
    to welcome home the souls of the dead
    to invite people to their houses
  • What do people bring to cemetery?
    flowers, candles, photos and favourite animals
    just marigolds
    flowers, candles, photos and favourite foods
    just sweet bread and sugar skulls
  • Who or what returns during this time?
    The spirits of loved people
  • When is Day of the Dead celebrated?
    on the 1st and 2nd of November
  • True or false? Day of the Dead is a sad tradition
    false
  • What is this?
    a skull or a sugar skull