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Day of the Dead Da de los Muertos Languages Club Overview Mexican Holiday November 1 and 2 Remembering deceased loved ones; celebrating their lives Origins First celebrated by the Olmecs and Aztecs 3,000 years ago


  1. Day of the Dead Día de los Muertos Languages Club

  2. Overview Mexican Holiday ● November 1 and 2 ● Remembering deceased loved ones; ● celebrating their lives

  3. Origins First celebrated by the Olmecs ● and Aztecs 3,000 years ago Since combined with Catholic ● and European traditions

  4. Traditions Souls return to visit the living ● Ofrendas (altars), food, sugar skulls ● Cleaning and decorating graves, night vigils ● Cempazuchitl (marigold) flowers ● La Catrina ●

  5. Zarco Guerrero mask-maker and sculptor Video of Guerrero on Day of the Dead and the meaning behind the traditions...

  6. Death in Various Cultures Mexico: celebrated, not taboo ● Honoring and remembering one’s ● ancestors China: Qingming Festival ( 清明 节 ) ○ Japan: O-Bon Festival ○ Korea: Chuseok ○

  7. Today’s Activities Papel Picado ● Cempasúchiles ● Calaveras Literarias ● “mocking epitaphs of friends, describing ○ interesting habits and attitudes or funny anecdotes”

  8. Gracias! Any questions?

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