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Written by: Kristine Liljenquist, Suzanne Rutkowski, and Rebecca KohlerAdditional Material by: Janice Strauss, Stephanie Call, and Chad Seals
El Día de los Muertos
• November 1 -
honor the children
• November 2 -
honor the adults
Two-Day Celebration
The Aztecs
• The Aztecs believed: -Death awakens the dreaming -Death is not frightening -Death is a continuation of life
• Practice of honoring the dead is over 3,000 years old
Aztec Calendar
The Spanish
• Hernán Cortés invaded Mexico in 1519.
• Combined holidays
When Cultures Connect
• El Día de los Muertos: Aztec and Christian beliefs about the afterlife
combined
November 1st
• Remember infants and children• Los angelitos
November 2nd
• Dedicated to remembering adults
• Celebration with little ones
Preparation
• Two weeks before
• Trips to el mercado
• Gather special possessions
Mercado Delights
Food for the Dead
• Bread• Drinks• Fruit• Favorite dishes
El pan de muerto
• Decorated bread
• Shaped into figures
• May contain a toy!
Flowers to Honor the Dead
Las flores
• Decoration
• Create a pathway
Las calaveras
• Candy skulls
• Angelitos
• Gift exchange
Las calacas
• Skeleton represents dead playfully mimicking living
• Calacas generally depicted as joyous
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Altar Decorations
• Sugar cane arch
• Variety of foods
• Favorite items
Papel picado
The copal Bowl
The Finished Altar
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La comida
• Great feasts prepared • Traditional family dishes shared in homes and graveside
A comprar• Ingredients for the meals
Roasted chapulines
Dessert
The Cemetery Meal
The Procession
• Meal prepared and the altar completed • Family journeys to cemetery • Pass parades and processions
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Costumes and Parties
School Parade
Brass Band
Calling Souls Home
Street of Remembrance
A Colorful Display for All
All Are Equal in Death
Tapete de arena
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The Cemetery
• Families arrive at the cemetery. • Celebrate with music and food
When I dieI will be withyou…
So that weWill keep onlovingeach other.
Cemetery Celebration
Rural Cemetery
Wall of Candlelight
A Holiday for All Ages
Light it Again!
Al final…
• El Día de los Muertos is not Halloween
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To the residents of New York, Paris, or London, the word DEATH is never pronounced because it burns the lips.
Mexicans, on the other hand, frequent it, caress it, they sleep with it, they celebrate it, it is one of their favorite games and their most permanent love.
~ Octavio Paz
Produced by:Christina Groleau, Rebecca Kohler, Alicia Sossi
Written by:Suzanne Rutkowski, Rebecca Kohler, Nora King,
Kristine Liljenquist, Skip McWilliams
Additional Material:Chad Seals, Janet Strauss, Stephanie Call
Sources:Day of the Dead in Mexico
Through the Eyes of the SoulMary J. Andrade
La Oferta Review Newspaper, Inc. ©1996 and ©2001
Felicidades!Mexican Family Celebrations
Inside Mexico ©1993
Day of the Dead in Mexico, OaxacaMary J. Andrade
La Oferta Review Newspaper, Inc. ©1996
Piñatas & Smiling SkeletonsCelebrating Mexican Festivals
Zoe Harris and Suzanne WilliamsPacific View Press, ©1998
The Vigil of the Little AngelsMary J. Andrade
La Oferta Review Newspaper, Inc. ©2001
El Dia de los Muertos Teacher’s Discovery ©2005
Graphic Design:Joseph A. Kohler, Juli Phillips
Animation SupervisorJoseph A. Kohler
Other exciting classroom Day of the Dead products
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