Research Paper On Dia De Los Muertos

When is Dia de los Muertos?

Dia de los Muertos (also known as day of the dead) in Mexico is celebrated on October 31st and ends on November 2nd.

What is Dia de los muertos?
Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican Celebration where the people come together to cook and celebrate those who have departed, it is believed that the people who have departed, visit their families on this special holiday. During Dia de los Muertos Altars are decorated with flowers, candles, skulls, and pan de los muertos (Also known as Dead Bread in America)

Where is it celebrated?
Dia de los muertos is a Latin American celebration but the holiday is based out of Mexico.

Who celebrates it?

Dia de los muertos is celebrated by anyone of the spanish culture
but it is celebrated all over the world by different cultures as well.

Vocabulary

Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead
El Altar - Altar
Pan de los Muertos - Dead Bread
La Tumba - Grave
La Vela - Candles
La celebracion - Celebration el ataúd - the coffin
La cruz - the cross
Las flores - the flowers la máscara- the mask
Las ofrendas - the offerings
El cementerio - the cemetary
El arco - arch that is sat on the altar el altar de la ofrenda - the altar of the offering
El copal - the incense los serapes - the mexican blankets
El tambor - the drum
Las catrinas - the skeletons, dressed like rich women, who represent death
El altar de muertos - the offering prepared for the deceased. el atole - the hot drink made of corn, water and fruit flavorings.

Sources

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/dia-de-los-muertos/

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/dia-de-los-muertos/

http://www.niu.edu/newsplace/nndia.html