DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
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Dia de los Muertos
October 31 - November 2
Mexican tradition honoring loved ones
that have passed away
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Customs Around The World
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Mexico and Latin America
While the holiday originated in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos is celebrated all over Latin America and everywhere with a Latino population.
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Not Halloween
Although trick-or-treating has become more common on Dia de los Muertos, the holiday actually has nothing to do with Halloween, which is a Northern European tradition.
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Decorations
And Costumes
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Calacas (skeletons)
and Calaveras (skulls)
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Costumes
Masks and makeup are common. These women are celebrating in Oaxaca, Mexico
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Candy Coffins
Dia de los Muertos celebrates death as a part of the human experience. Tradition holds that the dead (here rising from their candy coffins) would be offended by grieving and sadness, so festivities honor them with laughter and joy.
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Papel Picado
Paper banners are draped throughout the streets, across alleyways or displayed in the home.
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Floral Wreaths,
Crosses, and Velas (Candles)
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Special
Foods
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Calaveras de azucar
Calaveras de azucar are "sugar skulls", often decorated in bright colors like these. These are eaten or left for the dead in ofrendas (small, personal altars) or gravesites.
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Pan de Muertos
Mariachi Muertos
Sweets, such as pan de muertos (bread of the dead) and these spun-sugar mariachi musicians, are common treats for Dia de los Muertos.
The sweets balance the bitterness of death.
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Parades
and Fiestas
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Parades
Many towns have parades including processions on horseback
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Offerings
and Prayers
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Ofrendas
Ofrendas (offerings) are altars set up in the home that have decorations, candles, and the departed’s favorite foods.
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Cemetery
Part of Dia de los Muertos often involves cleaning and decorating the graves of loved ones. Adult graves are marked with orange marigolds, while white orchids are left at children's graves.
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Mariachis
Family members gather at the cemetery. They bring picnics and mariachi bands play favorite songs.
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Twilight
Although the celebration is bittersweet, Dia de los Muertos usually maintains a happy atmosphere well into the evening. Family members recall departed loved ones, sharing stories around graves or ofrendas.
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Dia de los muertos- SONG
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Los esqueletos
SONG and INSTRUMENTS
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La Llorona
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Remember Me from Coco
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Optional:
Songs
Art/Cooking Projects
Books
Videos
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Songs
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Art and Cooking Projects
Papel Picado
Paper Banner
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Books
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