1. Day of the Dead Quest Sheets
Nombres _Baldo Choppa y Sabrina Bray Periodo 1st
Day of the Dead Quest Sheet
Octavio Paz writes the Mexican has no problems with death that he "... chases after it, mocks it, courts
it, hugs it, sleeps with it, it is his favorite plaything and his most lasting love." In your opinion, how is
this idea similar to or different from our "United States" view on death?
In the United States we don’t celebrate death like Mexicans do. We don’t have festivals to be happy,
we mourn over the lost of one of our loved ones.
When is All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated?
All Saints Day is November 1st and all Souls Day is November 2nd.
Even though each region in Mexico celebrates Day of the Dead differently, what are things that they
do have in common.
Common to all, however, are colorful adornments and lively reunions at family burial plots, the
preparation of special foods, offerings laid out for the departed on commemorative altars and
religious rites that are likely to include noisy fireworks.
November 1 is reserved to remember
November 1 is set aside for remembrance of deceased infants and children.
November 2 is reserved to remember
Those who have died as adults are honored November 2.
From mid-October to the first week in November, what are some of the items markets and shops stock
up on?
They stare in wonder at shops filled with candy skulls and calaveras (skeletons) made of wood, paper
mache, clay, wax and sugar.
List 5 edible goodies enjoyed on Day of the Dead.
The eat Crystal sugar skulls, candy, Pumkin Candy, sweet bread, and and fruits.

2. What are some things that are used to create an altar?
They use stone to build it or Wood and add paper maches around it plus candy scattered throughout
the place where the altar is placed.
What occurs on November 2?
All Souls Day where they honor the gone but the not forgotten.
How do Aztecs view death?
They view death as just another phase of life.
In Mixquic, what takes place to celebrate Day of the Dead?
They have huge street festivals and dance and sing with tons of food so that people can forget about
the ones they have lost over time.
Food Quest Worksheet
Who is la Catrina?
Catrina es framed Día de los Muertos artist José Guadalupe Posada's icon of death. Catrina means "a
wealthy woman" and it is said in a sarcastic manner
What are some foods that are made during Day of the Dead?
Pan de Muerto, sugar skulls, pumkin candy
What are the different types of Pan de Muertos or Bread of the Dead?
Pan de yema
What do children love to eat?
Sugar skulls
What is the purpose of having a glass of water at the altar?
Because the souls are thirsty and tired
In your own words, describe the cemeteries in Mexico? What do you like or dislike about the cemetery
decorations?

3. The cemeteries in Mexico are very colorful and personal, whereas in America, the cemeteries are very
dead and plain and sad. But in Mexico there cemeteries are celebrating the life of the people instead
of mourning of the death.
Look at the two recipes along the right side of the page. Would you eat either one of these recipes?
What do you like and do not like about each?
I think the only recipe I would eat is the pan de muertos because it’s simpler than the others and
there aren’t any weird combinations like pinto beans and brown sugar.
Wordplay Quest Sheet
Unscramble the vocabulary word, then using the glossary, write the definition.
1. avlasecr - calaveras
2. oelm -mole
3. lpoalic -copalli
4. otlae - atole
5. gatnielso-golletes
6. tacera -careta
7. acavler -calavera
8. fodraen -ofrenda
9. qfelnaieu -alfenique
10. apn ed osl ermtuso – Pan de muertos
11. zpamchtcleui -cempazuchitl
Definitions
1. calaveras - songs and poems about the festival
2. mole - a thick sauce made from a variety of ingredients, including chilis, sesame seeds,
herbs, spices, chocolate and fruit
3. copalli - a scented resin used to make incense
4. atole - an ancient drink made from corn meal and water and flavored with various fruits
5. golletes - a doughnut shaped bread, glazed with pink-colored sugar and placed on the
altar
6. careta - mask worn by dancers to scare the dead away at the end of the celebrations
7. calavera - a skull; also a slang term for "daredevil"
8. ofrenda - an offering; refers to the goods set out on the altars
9. alfenique - a special confection used to fashion skulls, fruits and other figures
10. pan de los muertos - bread of the dead
11. cempazuchitl - a yellow marigold, the symbol of death, also known as cempasuchil or
zempasuchitl

4. Halloween Day of the Dead
Celebrates people forgetting what ha- It is used to celebrate the death f others and
They are
ppened to them in the past. They similar in the to help people forget the loved ones they
sense that
Dress up so they can hind there have lost in the past. They create altars
they both
Problems that’s are going on in deal with on the grave sites of the dead to
problems
Their life. The mask help people people are remember then for all they have done.
Not see the problems that the facing when
they lose
Person behind the mask is going throu. loved ones.