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Day of the dead
¿What is
        “El Dia de los Muertos”
 • Day of the Dead - A day where people of
   México and central America celebrate and
  remember their relatives who have passed.
• Each year the Day of the Dead is celebrated
       from October 31 to November 2.
Poem
                What is Death?
What is death? It is the glass of life broken into a
 thousand pieces, where the soul disperses like
  perfume from a flask, into the silence of the
                   eternal night.


                Unknown Author

      Source: Poem found in Michoacan, MX
Poem
              A Song For Mother
       I sing, I sing, for it hurts to cry
       And the “why?” rings in my mind;
        with my hands I recreate beauty
    and that is why I sing and sing so much…
      …so much like a sorrowful night
            that amid nature’s aroma
          the moaning of music is purity
   that sprouts out of the words of my song.
I am seduced be the sensation, so beautiful
           of reliving the brief journey
                 that is a star’s cry.
      It is my reminiscent Love letter;
        I know that my song reaches her
     Because I lay my soul in her memory.

               Julie Sopetran

       Source: Poem found in Oaxaca, MX
 La ofrenda                   Las calaveras

                               Las velas
Las flores
  Cempasuchil - orange        Comida
  Nube – white                  pan de muerto
  Mano de león – pink & red     tamales
                                 atole de leche
                                 mole
La ofrenda
Ofrenda - An offering
that the families give
to their ancient
ancestors on el Día de
los Muertos.

An ofrenda could be
altars with
pictures, candles, spice
s, and foods.
Day of the dead
Una ofrenda
Las calaveras
Las calaveras




       As a sign of life??
Las calaveras
Calaveras - Sugar skulls made to
celebrate the Day of the Dead. Each
child makes one with their name on
it.
Three calaveras represent the trinity.
Las velas
candles are lit to guide the souls to their altars
el tapete
Las flores




Cempasuchil – marigold-like flower. Bright color
attracts the spirits back to their home.
Flor de Nube - Flower of the
             clouds which are placed on altars
             created for children.




El mano de
    león
Diego
Rivera
La Comida
• Pan de Muertos - Loaves of bread shaped like
  people and are used as an ofrenda.
• Mole - A spicy sauce spread on chicken that is
  part of Mexican cooking.
• Tamales - A mixture of
  cornmeal, meat, spice, and chicken wrapped
  around corn husks. These are also used as
  part of an ofrenda.
• Atole - a Mexican drink made out of corn
  flour dissolved in water or milk.
Day of the dead

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Day of the dead

  • 2. ¿What is “El Dia de los Muertos” • Day of the Dead - A day where people of México and central America celebrate and remember their relatives who have passed. • Each year the Day of the Dead is celebrated from October 31 to November 2.
  • 3. Poem What is Death? What is death? It is the glass of life broken into a thousand pieces, where the soul disperses like perfume from a flask, into the silence of the eternal night. Unknown Author Source: Poem found in Michoacan, MX
  • 4. Poem A Song For Mother I sing, I sing, for it hurts to cry And the “why?” rings in my mind; with my hands I recreate beauty and that is why I sing and sing so much… …so much like a sorrowful night that amid nature’s aroma the moaning of music is purity that sprouts out of the words of my song. I am seduced be the sensation, so beautiful of reliving the brief journey that is a star’s cry. It is my reminiscent Love letter; I know that my song reaches her Because I lay my soul in her memory. Julie Sopetran Source: Poem found in Oaxaca, MX
  • 5.  La ofrenda Las calaveras Las velas Las flores Cempasuchil - orange Comida Nube – white pan de muerto Mano de león – pink & red tamales atole de leche mole
  • 6. La ofrenda Ofrenda - An offering that the families give to their ancient ancestors on el Día de los Muertos. An ofrenda could be altars with pictures, candles, spice s, and foods.
  • 10. Las calaveras As a sign of life??
  • 11. Las calaveras Calaveras - Sugar skulls made to celebrate the Day of the Dead. Each child makes one with their name on it. Three calaveras represent the trinity.
  • 13. candles are lit to guide the souls to their altars
  • 15. Las flores Cempasuchil – marigold-like flower. Bright color attracts the spirits back to their home.
  • 16. Flor de Nube - Flower of the clouds which are placed on altars created for children. El mano de león
  • 18. La Comida • Pan de Muertos - Loaves of bread shaped like people and are used as an ofrenda. • Mole - A spicy sauce spread on chicken that is part of Mexican cooking. • Tamales - A mixture of cornmeal, meat, spice, and chicken wrapped around corn husks. These are also used as part of an ofrenda. • Atole - a Mexican drink made out of corn flour dissolved in water or milk.