2. Día de los Muertos Can you identify the language? What does it mean? Did the pictures give you a clue?

3. Día de los Muertos This is the day of the dead… It is actually a 3 day festival (October 31 st & November 2 nd ) celebrated in Mexico From the CIA website https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html

4. Día de los Muertos Mexicans decorate graves and spend time with their dead relatives and friends

5. Día de los Muertos Pan de Muertos A special bread made especially for this occasion Sugar skulls are made and placed on an altar in honour of the spirits of those who have died. The persons name is inscribed on top

6. Día de los Muertos Cempasuchil ~ Marigolds Marigolds are used to fragrance the altars at this time of year

7. The altar includes four main elements of nature — earth, wind, water, and fire. Earth ~ food: The Mexicans believe the souls are fed by the aroma of food. Wind ~ a moving object: Tissue paper is commonly used to represent wind. Water ~ in a container: for the soul to quench its thirst after the long journey Fire ~ a wax candle: Each lit candle represents a soul, and an extra one is placed for the forgotten soul. Día de los Muertos

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe5A9G0naxM&feature=related Some photos of the day with some Mexican singing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xvPDpAKro4&feature=related Another video of the day – good to start an art lesson with, chalk on sugar paper, construct a skeleton, altar etc… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRIEOQwepag&feature=related Video: Great quality, lively shots of festival activities, parades, masks, Spanish only Info from: www.dayofthedead.com http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/ http://www3.niu.edu/newsplace/nndia.html