Day Of The Dead Dia De Los muetos

What does it look like The Mexican people gather together and go to their family or ancestors graves. They offer the dead ones food and their proper things when they were alive.

WHEN? The day of the dead is held between 31st October to 2nd November.

What my culture values My culture values “family” and “care” because, they care about their family member so much even through they are dead and they still offer food and thing to the dead ones. My culture values “family” because they love their family and they think their family is still so important even when they are already dead.

WHY? Christian in Mexico remember their ancestors and family members who have died. They gather together and celebrate this happy and sad day.

Who? Christians in Mexico is celebrating this celebration.

FOOd They eat special food like: sugar skull, day of the dead bread, wraps called tamale, sweet pumpkin,

WHERE? Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico. It is called el Dia De Los Muertos in Spanish language.

DIFFERENT TRADITIONS People wear very special costumes for the day of the dead, like for example: skeleton costume and other scary costumes.

FOOD They eat special food like: sugar skull, day of the dead bread, wraps called tamale, sweet pumpkin,

Skull costume

Skeleton

Catrina dolls

Gravestone on Day of The Dead

What can we learn about this culture by this celebration We can learn that the Mexican culture believe in soul(the other part of a persons body). We also can learn that the Mexican people think their Dead family members are in a other world. The Mexican people care and love their family members so much.

References used Mr. Greg Dopart http://blogs.mercurynews.com/entertainment/files/201 4/10/day-of-the-dead-mask-16284-1680x1050.jpg http://watchdog.org/wp- content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/10/day-of-the-dead- celebration-boston.jpg http://www.destination360.com/north- america/mexico/images/s/catrina-dolls.jpg