Dia de los muertos

History

• 1.Dia de los muertos is celebrated on November 1 and 2
• 2.On November 1,el dia de los muertos is to celebrate dia de los innocentes(children).
• 3.November 2 is All saints day(all souls day).

More history info.

• 4.el dia de los muertos has been celebrated for near 3,000 years.
• 5.It's celebrated in mainly Mexico,though it is celebrated in some parts of the u.s.

Foods

• 1.Pan de muertos-bread of the dead.
• 2.tamales
• 3.Sweet fruit

candies/sweets

• 1.sugar skulls
• 2.hot chocolate

customs

• 1.ofrendas(altars) are usually made and decorated,for a deceased family member to bring them back.
• 2.They are decorated with objects/symbols that they liked or favored when they lived,and traditionally a cross.

customs

• 3.Families usually clean the graves and place marigold flowers,gift,and pictures of them on top.
• 4.people also stay up all night in graveyrds, telling funny stories to remember the dead.
• 5.skulls and decorations are set up around graveyards.

My great grandpa's altar

• If i had to make an ofrenda for a deceased family member.i would have choosen my great grandpa, Leroy Elton.he was always happy to see us and was really close to my mother and uncle.

Items on the altar

• 1.Pocket knife-he liked to collect them.
• 2.pictures of his children and dogs.
• 3.a g.m. ornament-because he worked at general motors for 35 years.

Extra FACTS

• 1.marigolds are used to symbolize a yellow sun,to represent hope and life.
• 2.sugar skulls are actually common in only urban areas,rather than in rural areas they lay out traditional dishes.

credits/sites

• 1.gomexico.about.com
• 2.art-is-fun.com
• 3.wikihow.com