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Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead

Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead. La Cultura – Unidad 2. Let’s look into the WHO / WHAT / WHEN / WHERE / WHY / HOW of Day of the Dead – Día de los Muertos . Introduction. Día de los Muertos originated centuries ago in Mexico, where it is still widely celebrated to this day.

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Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead

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  1. Día de los MuertosDay of the Dead La Cultura – Unidad 2

  2. Let’s look into the WHO / WHAT / WHEN / WHERE / WHY / HOW of Day of the Dead – Día de los Muertos. Introduction

  3. Díade los Muertos originated centuries ago in Mexico, where it is still widely celebrated to this day. • The holiday is a blend of Aztec beliefs and Spanish Catholic beliefs. • Even the old Aztec Goddess Mictecacihuatlfound a new identity as the modern "Catrina“. She serves as a reminder that death is a fate that even the rich can't avoid. Who Started the Holiday?

  4. Díade los Muertos is celebrated ALL throughout Mexico. • Day of the Dead has also taken hold in areas with a high Mexican immigrant population, particularly in California, Texas, Arizona and other parts of the United States. Who Celebrates the Holiday?

  5. Basic Definition: Díade los Muertos is a holiday for remembering and honoring those who have died. • It is a festive, joyous time of celebration. • Day of the Dead is Mexico's most important holiday, which means they invest a lot of time and money into celebrating it. What is the Holiday?

  6. The Day of the Dead falls on November 1 and 2 of each year, coinciding with the Catholic holidays All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. • Usually the preparations and some festivities start even earlier than that. So really, the "Day" of the Dead can also be called the "Days" of the Dead, because the holiday spans more than one day. • Traditionally, November 1 is the day for honoring dead children and infants. • November 2 is the day for honoring deceased adults. When is the Holiday?

  7. The Day of the Dead is celebrated most often celebrated in homes and graveyards. • In homes, people create altars to honor their deceased loved ones. In some places it is common to allow guests to enter the house to view the altar. • In graveyards, families clean the graves of their loved ones, which they then decorate with flowers, photos, candles, foods and drinks. • People stay up all night in the graveyards, socializing and telling funny stories about their dead ancestors. Musicians stroll through the graveyard, playing the favorite songs of the dead. Where is the Holiday Celebrated?

  8. People celebrate Díade los Muertos to honor their deceased loves ones. It is a loving ritual, full of joy and remembrance. • Diade los Muertos allows the dead to live again. During this time it is believed that the deceased return to their earthly homes to visit and rejoice with their loved ones. • People celebrate Day of the Dead out of love and commitment to their loved ones. They can connect with the spirits of the dead, to let them know that they are not forgotten and that their loved ones on earth still care about them. It is a way of keeping the connection between loved ones alive, though they may be physically separated by death. Why do People Celebrate the Holiday?

  9. The most common ways of celebrating Day of the Dead in Mexico include: • All-night celebration in graveyard and setting up an altar with offerings • Cleaning and decorating graves • Holding all-night graveside vigils • Telling stories about the deceased • Making or purchasing and exchanging sugar skulls and other sweets. • Day of the Dead customs in Mexico vary from town to town. • Day of the Dead celebrations now also include: • community festivals • parades • street parties How do People Celebrate?

  10. Many families will gather in graveyards to clean the graves of their loved ones. • Decorate the graves with Mexican marigolds, often lovingly arranged into huge arches. • Graves have photos, favorite foods and drinks of the deceased, gifts to attract the dead. • Burning candles and incense also help guide the departed back to earth. • Graveyard picnics are common as people interact with the spirits of the deceased as if they were still alive. The Cemetery

  11. Altars • PapelPicado • Sugar Skulls • Chocolate candies • Pan de Muertos(Bread of the Dead) • Marigolds • Skeletons • Face-paintings, as part of costumes • T-shirts and jewelry • Masks Day of the Dead Symbols

  12. One of the most important Day of the Dead traditions. • typically created inside people's homes to honor the spirits of their deceased loved ones. • Set up on the 2 days leading up to Díade los Muertos. • Altars contain "offerings" for the dead. These include items such as: • candles • fresh flowers or flowers petals (usually marigolds) • photographs of the deceased, along with other memorabilia • the favorite foods and drinks of the deceased (lovingly-prepared) • incense • Water • Sugar skulls • pan de muertos (bread of the dead) • statues of saints The Altar & Offerings

  13. Papelpicado is a popular Mexican art form that is widely displayed during the Day of the Dead to decorate altars that honor the deceased….it is detailed designs that are traditionally hand-cut onto brightly-colored tissue paper. • The images on the cut tissue paper depends on the celebration. For Díade los Muertos, papelpicado patterns feature humorous images of skulls and skeletons, and is most often cut from purple, orange or pink paper. • Common designs include smiling sugar skulls, dancing skeletons, drinking and/or feasting skeletons, skeletons getting married, on horseback, in a car, riding a bicycle, or on a train, singing and playing instruments. • The images are always humorous and fun – never scary or sad. PapelPicado

  14. Called "calaveras de azúcar" in Spanish, these sugary sweets are sold everywhere on the days and weeks leading up to Day of the Dead. • Market stalls are lined with rows and rows of colorful skulls, created from sugar and decorated with multi-colored icing, shiny foil, sequins and glitter. • These festive treats are also made at home. Sugar skulls are given as gifts to both the living and the dead, often with the name of the recipient written on the skull's forehead in icing. • Sugar skulls are not creepy or morbid. Instead, they are happy, vibrant candies that are often smiling or laughing. The bright colors and sparkly decorations on the sugar skulls are cheerful enough to clear away any fear or concern about what they stand for. • These days, the popularity of Day of the Dead sugar skulls has really exploded! You can find them in artwork, t-shirts, tattoos and even wedding invitations! Sugar Skulls

  15. Pan de muertos is one of the staple foods offered and eaten during Day of the Dead. • Pan de muertos (which means "bread of the dead") is a sweet bread made from egg that can be purchased in numerous shapes. • Most popular shapes for pan de muertosare skulls and skeletons! Pan de Muertos

  16. Marigolds are another important Day of the Dead symbol. These yellow flowers are a symbol of death, referred to as the "flower of the dead". • You'll see marigolds sprinkled on Day of the Dead altars and also on graves. • In some villages, people leave a trail of marigolds from their front door to their loved one's grave, so that the deceased may easily find their way back home again. • The attractive scent of the marigold is said to draw them back to earth for the yearly Díade los Muertos reunion. Marigolds

  17. Skeletons, calacasin Spanish, are another prominent Day of the Dead icon. • Day of the Dead skeletons can take many forms, but all of them are whimsical and joyful – never scary or sad. • You can buy skeleton statues made of wood or paper mache that show skeletons engaged in all areas of occupation, such as bakers, musicians, doctors, bullfighters, dancers, and many more. If your late uncle was a baker (for instance), you can buy one of the skeleton statues that looks like a baker and place it on his altar or next to his grave, along with other offerings. Skeletons

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