DAY OF THE DEAD

BELL-WORK ~ ANSWER ONE

• Is death bad? Good? Neither? Why?
• Why do we commemorate the dead?
• Why is death scary?
• Why is death not scary?

HISTORY

• Pre-Columbian death ceremonies
• Catholicism
• November 1 - All Saints Day
• November 2 - All Souls Day
• October 31 - Dia de los Angelitos

TRADITIONS

SYMBOLS

• Agua (water)
• Cempoalxochitl (marigolds)
• Copal (incense)
• Pan de Muerto & Calaveras
• Papel Picado & Petates

TERMS FOR THE WEEK

• Transience
• Pre-Columbian
• Mesoamerican
• Indigenous
• Synthesis

"THE NOTHINGNESS AND INSIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE"

"FROM MY ROTTING BODY, FLOWERS SHALL GROW AND I AM IN THEM AND THAT IS ETERNITY"
Edvard Munch