Learning activity 1

Evidence: Take a break

Select a celebration around the world and describe it according to the format.
Include images to illustrate your ideas. You can find and example in Introductory
material section 1. Describing celebrations and special occasions around the
world. You have to make your description in minimum 250 words.

Aspects Description Image

What it is The Day of the Dead is a

celebrated. traditional Mexican and generally
Mesoamerican celebration that
honors the dead.

It takes place on November 1 and

2 and is linked to the Catholic
celebrations of Day of the Faithful
and All Saints.
It is a holiday celebrated in Mexico
Where and and to a lesser extent in Central
when it is American countries, as well as in
celebrated. many communities in the United
States, where there is a large
Mexican population. In 2008,
Unesco declared the festival as
Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity of Mexico.
What people dress dead, paint their
people faces and bring offerings to their
wear. relatives to the cemeteries
the celebration of the Day of the
Dead is a celebration that
represents much more than the
remembrance and veneration of
those loved ones who have left us
and advanced to the beyond.
Since in the Mexican culture at this
time it is a tradition when our
beings return to be honored and
be able to talk about our things. 17

At 83 kilometers from the city is

Tepoztlán, a place where the
inhabitants of this Magic Town, to
celebrate their deceased, place
altars and offerings full of ingenuity
and color in each house..

In the State of Mexico the

celebration of the day of the dead
starts from the afternoon of
October 31, the pantheons are
gradually filling up with people who
are going to decorate and clean
the graves of the infants who died.
The next day is the turn of
decorating the mausoleums and
What tombstones of adults, it is common
people do. to see Mariachis and trios offering
their services to be able to brighten
up the time. Some municipalities of
the State of Mexico organize
cultural programs to celebrate this
day. Toluca for its part organizes a
parade, enlivened by monumental
 figures of Catrinas, Adelitas and
the god Quetzalcoatl, as well as
mojigangas and big heads created
by artisans of San Pablo Autopan.
culinary practices (pan de muertos,
calaveritas de dulce, pib and other
typical regional dishes and sweets
of the date), the setting of an altar
and other associated decoration
would simply be local versions of
Catholic practices also present in
other countries of America, and
even rural areas of Europe, mainly
in Spain and Italy.

The passage from life to death is

Why it is a an emblematic moment that has
special caused admiration, fear and
celebration uncertainty to the human being
. throughout history. For many
years, beliefs about death have
been generated in various cultures
that have succeeded in developing
a whole series of rites and
traditions to venerate, honor, scare
and even make fun of her. Mexico
is a country rich in culture and
traditions; One of the main aspects
that make up his identity as a
nation is the conception of life,
death and all the traditions and
beliefs that revolve around them.

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