Day of the Dead

Día de Muertos
• Mexican holiday
celebrated throughout
Mexico
• focuses on gatherings of
family and friends to pray
for relatives that died
• from October 31 to
November 2
• the tradition includes
building altars called
ofrendas
• to honor the dead they use
calaveras, aztec marigolds and
their favorite food and
beverages
Mexican cempasúchil (marigold) is the traditional flower used to honor the dead
A calavera is a
representation
of a human skull
ORIGINS
• the Day of the Dead celebrations
in Mexico developed from
ancient traditions among its pre-
Columbian cultures
• the festivities were dedicated to
the goddess known as the "Lady
of the Dead", corresponding to
the modern La Calavera Catrina.
PREPARATIONS
• during the three-day period
families usually clean and decorate
graves
• people spend all night beside the
graves of their relatives
They visit their graves and bring them gifts
Music and movies associated with the
holiday
• traditional music
• traditional music pt.2.
• movie Coco
• movie Book of life
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION