día de los muertos
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Día de los muertos. vocabulario. El día de los muertos. A holiday celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2 to remember deceased family and friends. calavera. Decorated skulls Sugar skulls Satirical poems, that often make fun of politics. Calaca. A skeleton figure representing death - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
vocabularioDía de los muertos
A holiday celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2 to remember deceased family and friends.
El día de los muertos
calaveraDecorated skullsSugar skullsSatirical poems, that often make fun of
politics
CalacaA skeleton figure representing death
Esqueleto = skeleton
Panteón, tumbatomb
PosadaMexican artist who drew political cartoonsHe also created La Catrina
◦Catrina is a woman in Victorian clothes Feathered hat and long skirt
Papel picadoCut paper decorations
◦Fragile paper reminds us life is fragile◦Intricate designs; often of skeletons
velaCandle
◦Used on altars and tombs to guide the souls home
illuminacionCeremony that takes place in the graveyard
when hundreds of candles are lit to guide the souls
Pan de muertoBread of the dead
◦Sweet bread◦Sometimes in the form of birds, fish, skull and
crossbones
Altar de muertosThe offering that the family sets aside for
their dead relatives
La ofrendaThe offering left on the altar for the
deceased.
dulceCandySweet
AlfeniqueSugar paste candy treats
◦Often in form of a skull or animals
Cementerio floresCemetery flowers
cempazuchitlOrange marigold flower
◦Used to decorate altars and tombs The bright color and scent help guide the souls backUsed to make a path from the door to the altar
mariposaButterfly
◦Aztecs thought monarch butterflies were souls of deceased warriors returning to visit.
Los angelitosSouls of the dead children who visit Nov 1
copalIncense
◦The smoke helps guide the souls back
moleSauce made of many ingredients including:
chocolate, chile peppers, bread, seeds
rosqueteBread in the form of a pink circle (circle of life/death)
Día de todos los santosAll Saints DayCatholic holiday on Nov. 1 to celebrate all
saints, known and unknown.
Hueso disfrazBone costume
máscaramask
chapulínGrasshopper
◦Some people like to eat chocolate covered grasshoppers
Difunto, muertodead