Day+of+the+Dead+research+page

informational slide show/lesson plan: dia de los muertos Ofrendas and other day of the day videos: =‍ofrendas and altars=

Fun activity: Make a virtual ofrenda bostonlatinoTV

== ‍**Go to the QUIZLET website and practice vocabulary terms** ==

== ‍**dia de los muertos Zanzibar** ==

‍Dia de los muertos Mexico tomzap
==‍Go HERE to see great pictures of Dia de los muertos== ==‍Check out this site to view the differences between Halloween and the Day of the Dead==

==‍ Your goal is to find out as much information as possible on __El Dia de los Muertos.__ The main thematic questions are: ==
 * ==‍Why do Hispanics celebrate "The Day of Dead"?==
 * ==‍What is the purpose of an "ofrenda?==
 * ==‍What can one find on an "ofrenda"?==
 * ==‍What do the different articles on the ofrendas represent?==
 * ==‍Who is celebrated on November 1st and November 2nd==
 * ==‍How do the events of the two days unfold (what takes place)?==

==‍Additionally you need to be able to identify the following terms and explain their significance/relevance:==

copal el cempasuchil ofrenda la calavera la __calavera__ de azucar el papel picado la vela la tumba pan de muerto el cempasuchil la danza de los viejitos la noche de los __angelitos__ las mariposas tamales atole mole la máscara ==‍You need to know who the following people are and what their relevance/contribution to El Dia de los Muertos is:==

Jose Guadalupe Posada Katrina Mictlantecuhtli (MEEK-tlan-tech-keeot-lee)