A WebQuest for Grades 6/7 on Dia de los muertos.

1. Los Dias de los Muertos A WebQuest for Grades 6/7 Due: 10/24 Classes 601, 702 10/25 Classes 703, 701

7. José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913) José Guadalupe Posada , an ingenious artist, lived during one of the most turbulent times in Mexico. He knew how to capture the essence of this turbulence in his lithographs to the point that they became the icon of Revolutionary Mexico. Most of his imagery was meant to make a satirical point about life in Mexico at the time he lived. Since his death, however, his images have become associated with the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos, the “Day of the Dead”.

8. Calavera de la Catrina “ La Catrina” Catrina : Spanish word that means well dressed, rich. Posada used it as a way of criticizing the rich society of Mexico. Posada's best known works are his calaveras (the Spanish word for skeletons , which often assume various costumes, such as the Calavera de la Catrina, the “Calavera of the Female Dandy”, which was meant to satirize the life of the upper classes during the reign of Portifico Diaz.

9. Examples of Posada’s Artwork The Street Sweepers

10. "Gran fandango y francachella de todas las calaveras ” - The happy dance and wild party of all the skeletons.

11. A cemetery, presumably crowded with victims of the then fairly new electrical conveyances. There were many disastrous accidents, one or which involved the future artist Frida Kahlo, who spent most of the rest of her life in a wheelchair due to a horrible trolley accident in which her spine was broken in several places. Frida Kahlo later became an internationally acclaimed surrealistic artist who was also known as the wife of Diego Rivera, a famous muralist.

13. Calacas

15. Pan de los muertos (Bread of the Dead)

17. Cempazuchitl

19. Cascarones

21. Papel Picado

23. Calaveras de azúcar / Alfeniques (Mexican Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls)

24. Calaveras de azúcar / Alfeniques (Mexican Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls)

25. Calaveras de Chocolates (Mexican Day of the Dead Chocolate Skulls)

31. Ofrendas

32. Click on the picture below to view the different items that traditionally make up Dia de los Muertos altars.

33. Build your own “ Ofrenda ” Click on the above picture to build your own altar. After the curtain opens, find “Build your own altar”

37. Here’s some trivia on this holiday Click on the picture to learn some additional Facts about this holiday.