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 one of
celebrated. the celebrations with more
history, tradition, and one of the
cultural expressions that best
reflects the Mexican culture, as
well as one of the most
recognized icons of Mexico
worldwide.

Where and It takes place on November 1

when it is and 2 and is linked to the
celebrated. Catholic celebrations of All
Souls and All Souls' Day.

What people On this day, people wear

wear. colorful clothes and at the
passage of the day you can
see several people in "death"
suits and their faces painted in
the shape of skulls. What is
most achieved is that people
paint their faces and knowing
the marichis are typical of that
place, there are also people
dressed up as them and with
painted skulls. Some women
wear long skirts with shades of
very strong colors, at night
there are people who come out
 with candles in their hands,
among others.
What people do. The houses of the Mexicans
are filled with colors, smells
and flavors around the
offerings; the public squares
and the pantheons acquire
unique tones thanks to the
cempasúchil flowers and in the
markets the sugar calaveritas
and other seasonal sweets
begin to appear. They also
make offerings such as candy
skulls, dead bread, flowers,
portraits of dead people,
among others.
Why it is a All this party is dedicated to the
celebration memory of the deceased.
special. Tradition says that the souls of
the dead return to visit us in the
first days of November and
Mexicans feel that they should
help them return to the beyond.
The Day of the Dead is an
exercise in remembrance. It is
a way of recognizing mortality
and the ephemeral of our
passage through the world, but
it is also a date to celebrate all
those people we love who are
no longer with us.

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Criterios de evaluación

Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.