Have fun learning about Day of the Dead: You can do lots of activities. Go to this website and color an activity and recieve 2 extra points. You can do up to three activities. ;)
http://www.yodibujo.es/c_22533/dibujos-para-colorear-y-pintar/dibujos-para-colorear-fiestas/dibujos-para-colorear-dia-de-los-muertos/dibujo-para-colorear-guirnalda-de-papel-picado#contenu
El Día de los Muertos
We will be celebrating 'The Day of the Dead' with Señorita Gret's high school class on Thursday, Nov. 1. We will be doing learning stations in the small gym. We would like to have a couple of parent volunteers. We will also need some donations, if possible. This includes orange, red, gold and other colors of tissue paper, pipe cleaners, glue sticks, cups, napkins. We would also like some parents or students (with supervision) to make 'pan de muerto' (bread - I have the recipe.) As well as 'agua de horchata' (rice milk - I have the recipe.) We will need about 3-4 gallons of 'agua de horchata'. We will need 1-2 parents from each class.
¡Gracias in advance!
La Comida. The Food.
While celebrating, Mexicans make lots of food for the souls to eat. One bread in particular, pan de muertos, is a very popular treat.
While celebrating, Mexicans make lots of food for the souls to eat. One bread in particular, pan de muertos, is a very popular treat.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pan-de-muertos-mexican-bread-of-the-dead/
Above is a link to how to make 'pan de muertos'.
http://www.food.com/recipe/agua-de-horchata-359285
Avove is a link to how to make 'agua de horchata'. Or you can purchase already made horchata in the stores. I've seen it down the international isle at Meijer.
El Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead), a Mexican celebration, is a day to
celebrate, remember and prepare special foods in honor of those who have
departed. On this day in Mexico, the streets near the cemeteries are filled
with decorations of papel picado , flowers, candy calaveras
(skeletons and skulls), and parades.
It is believed that the spirit of the dead visit their families on October 31 and leave on November 2.
In order to celebrate, the families make altars and place ofrendas (offerings) of food
such as pan de muertos baked in shapes of skulls and figures, candles, incense, yellow marigolds known as cempazuchitl (also spelled zempasuchil) and most importantly a photo of the departed soul is placed on the altar.
It might sound somewhat morbid, but the Mexicans react to death with mourning along with happiness and joy.
celebrate, remember and prepare special foods in honor of those who have
departed. On this day in Mexico, the streets near the cemeteries are filled
with decorations of papel picado , flowers, candy calaveras
(skeletons and skulls), and parades.
It is believed that the spirit of the dead visit their families on October 31 and leave on November 2.
In order to celebrate, the families make altars and place ofrendas (offerings) of food
such as pan de muertos baked in shapes of skulls and figures, candles, incense, yellow marigolds known as cempazuchitl (also spelled zempasuchil) and most importantly a photo of the departed soul is placed on the altar.
It might sound somewhat morbid, but the Mexicans react to death with mourning along with happiness and joy.
La Ofrenda. The Alter.
Mexicans make up alters to celebrate the souls of their family memeber. They are usually decorated with food, flowers, decorations, pictures and items the deceased person enjoyed while they were alive.
Mexicans make up alters to celebrate the souls of their family memeber. They are usually decorated with food, flowers, decorations, pictures and items the deceased person enjoyed while they were alive.