1. Día de los Muertos y Halloween.
Por: Ciera Johnson
Periodo: 7
2. What is Day of the
Dead?
It is celebrated in Mexico, Central America,
and the United States, on Nov. 1 and 2. Day
of the Dead is mainly known as a holiday of
Latino culture, but it evolved from Aztec
roots, surviving the Spanish conquest of
Mexico, to encompass Catholic traits, which
broaden its plane of worship, festivity, and
honor.
3. What is Day of the
Dead?
It is celebrated in Mexico, Central America,
and the United States, on Nov. 1 and 2. Day
of the Dead is mainly known as a holiday of
Latino culture, but it evolved from Aztec
roots, surviving the Spanish conquest of
Mexico, to encompass Catholic traits, which
broaden its plane of worship, festivity, and
honor.
4. What is Day of the
Dead?
It is celebrated in Mexico, Central America,
and the United States, on Nov. 1 and 2. Day
of the Dead is mainly known as a holiday of
Latino culture, but it evolved from Aztec
roots, surviving the Spanish conquest of
Mexico, to encompass Catholic traits, which
broaden its plane of worship, festivity, and
honor.
5.
6. ✦Brightly decorated altars, laden with skulls
made out of sugar, bread, flowers and
candles, create a circle of respect for their
ancestors and the recently departed.
✦ Young and old faces, peering out from
antique scrapbooks, are displayed in greeting.
✦The dead are treated like guests of honor
at a feast, their favorite dishes set upon the
altar.
7. ✦Brightly decorated altars, laden with skulls
made out of sugar, bread, flowers and
candles, create a circle of respect for their
ancestors and the recently departed.
✦ Young and old faces, peering out from
antique scrapbooks, are displayed in greeting.
✦The dead are treated like guests of honor
at a feast, their favorite dishes set upon the
altar.
8. ✦Brightly decorated altars, laden with skulls
made out of sugar, bread, flowers and
candles, create a circle of respect for their
ancestors and the recently departed.
✦ Young and old faces, peering out from
antique scrapbooks, are displayed in greeting.
✦The dead are treated like guests of honor
at a feast, their favorite dishes set upon the
altar.
11. History
-When the Spanish Conquistadors landed in what is now
Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual
that seemed to mock death.
-A ritual known today as Día de los Muertos, or Day of
the Dead had been practicing at least 3,000 years by
the indigenous people. The ritual has since been
merged with Catholic theology. It still maintains the
basic principles of the Aztec ritual, such as the use of
skulls.
12. History
-When the Spanish Conquistadors landed in what is now
Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual
that seemed to mock death.
-A ritual known today as Día de los Muertos, or Day of
the Dead had been practicing at least 3,000 years by
the indigenous people. The ritual has since been
merged with Catholic theology. It still maintains the
basic principles of the Aztec ritual, such as the use of
skulls.
13. History
-When the Spanish Conquistadors landed in what is now
Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual
that seemed to mock death.
-A ritual known today as Día de los Muertos, or Day of
the Dead had been practicing at least 3,000 years by
the indigenous people. The ritual has since been
merged with Catholic theology. It still maintains the
basic principles of the Aztec ritual, such as the use of
skulls.
14. History
-When the Spanish Conquistadors landed in what is now
Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual
that seemed to mock death.
-A ritual known today as Día de los Muertos, or Day of
the Dead had been practicing at least 3,000 years by
the indigenous people. The ritual has since been
merged with Catholic theology. It still maintains the
basic principles of the Aztec ritual, such as the use of
skulls.
17. History
The Spaniards considered the ritual to be
sacrilegious. They perceived the indigenous
people to be barbaric. In their attempts to
convert them to Catholicism, the Spaniards
tried to kill the ritual. But the ritual
refused to die. To make the ritual more
Christian, the Spaniards moved it so it
coincided with All Saints' Day and All Souls'
Day (Nov. 1 and 2). Previously it fell on the
ninth month of the Aztec Solar Calendar,
approximately the beginning of August, and
was celebrated for the entire month.
18. History
The Spaniards considered the ritual to be
sacrilegious. They perceived the indigenous
people to be barbaric. In their attempts to
convert them to Catholicism, the Spaniards
tried to kill the ritual. But the ritual
refused to die. To make the ritual more
Christian, the Spaniards moved it so it
coincided with All Saints' Day and All Souls'
Day (Nov. 1 and 2). Previously it fell on the
ninth month of the Aztec Solar Calendar,
approximately the beginning of August, and
was celebrated for the entire month.
19. History
The Spaniards considered the ritual to be
sacrilegious. They perceived the indigenous
people to be barbaric. In their attempts to
convert them to Catholicism, the Spaniards
tried to kill the ritual. But the ritual
refused to die. To make the ritual more
Christian, the Spaniards moved it so it
coincided with All Saints' Day and All Souls'
Day (Nov. 1 and 2). Previously it fell on the
ninth month of the Aztec Solar Calendar,
approximately the beginning of August, and
was celebrated for the entire month.
22. Halloween
- Adults and children go out to haunted houses or scary places.
Children like to go trick-or-treating to different houses asking for candy.
- Some people carve out pumpkins that will have different shapes in the
pumpkin.
- They will dress up in different costumes like mythical creatures, different
action figurers, characters from different movies/shows, and people they look
up to.
23. Halloween
- Adults and children go out to haunted houses or scary places.
Children like to go trick-or-treating to different houses asking for candy.
- Some people carve out pumpkins that will have different shapes in the
pumpkin.
- They will dress up in different costumes like mythical creatures, different
action figurers, characters from different movies/shows, and people they look
up to.
24. Halloween
- Adults and children go out to haunted houses or scary places.
Children like to go trick-or-treating to different houses asking for candy.
- Some people carve out pumpkins that will have different shapes in the
pumpkin.
- They will dress up in different costumes like mythical creatures, different
action figurers, characters from different movies/shows, and people they look
up to.
25. Halloween
- Adults and children go out to haunted houses or scary places.
Children like to go trick-or-treating to different houses asking for candy.
- Some people carve out pumpkins that will have different shapes in the
pumpkin.
- They will dress up in different costumes like mythical creatures, different
action figurers, characters from different movies/shows, and people they look
up to.
26. Halloween
- Adults and children go out to haunted houses or scary places.
Children like to go trick-or-treating to different houses asking for candy.
- Some people carve out pumpkins that will have different shapes in the
pumpkin.
- They will dress up in different costumes like mythical creatures, different
action figurers, characters from different movies/shows, and people they look
up to.
27. Halloween
Halloween is also known as All Hallows' Eve. It is a
yearly holiday observed around the world on
October 31, the night before All Saints' Day. Much
like Day of the Dead celebrations, the Christian feast
of All Hallows' Eve, according to some scholars,
incorporates traditions from pagan harvest festivals
and festivals honoring the dead.
30. Día de los muertos
- For day of the dead they have sugar skulls like we get candy. There are
just decorated sugar skulls and chocolate skulls.
- They have a parade that fills the streets
- People decorate graves in honor of dead loved ones wiht flowers and
candles.
31. Día de los muertos
- For day of the dead they have sugar skulls like we get candy. There are
just decorated sugar skulls and chocolate skulls.
- They have a parade that fills the streets
- People decorate graves in honor of dead loved ones wiht flowers and
candles.
32. Día de los muertos
- For day of the dead they have sugar skulls like we get candy. There are
just decorated sugar skulls and chocolate skulls.
- They have a parade that fills the streets
- People decorate graves in honor of dead loved ones wiht flowers and
candles.
33. Día de los muertos
- For day of the dead they have sugar skulls like we get candy. There are
just decorated sugar skulls and chocolate skulls.
- They have a parade that fills the streets
- People decorate graves in honor of dead loved ones wiht flowers and
candles.
36. • Orange: sun
Symbolism
• Red: the blood of life
• Purple: pain, suffering, grief, and mourning.
• Pink: celebration
• White: purity and hope
• Yellow: cempazuchitl are marigolds that symbolize death.
Petals are used to make a trail so that the spirits can see
the path to their altars.
• Skulls symbolize death and rebirth.
• Pan de muerto represents the souls of the dead.
• Incense represents the changing of the physical to the
spiritual.
• Salt and water represent ongoing life.
37. • Orange: sun
Symbolism
• Red: the blood of life
• Purple: pain, suffering, grief, and mourning.
• Pink: celebration
• White: purity and hope
• Yellow: cempazuchitl are marigolds that symbolize death.
Petals are used to make a trail so that the spirits can see
the path to their altars.
• Skulls symbolize death and rebirth.
• Pan de muerto represents the souls of the dead.
• Incense represents the changing of the physical to the
spiritual.
• Salt and water represent ongoing life.
38. • Orange: sun
Symbolism
• Red: the blood of life
• Purple: pain, suffering, grief, and mourning.
• Pink: celebration
• White: purity and hope
• Yellow: cempazuchitl are marigolds that symbolize death.
Petals are used to make a trail so that the spirits can see
the path to their altars.
• Skulls symbolize death and rebirth.
• Pan de muerto represents the souls of the dead.
• Incense represents the changing of the physical to the
spiritual.
• Salt and water represent ongoing life.
39. • Orange: sun
Symbolism
• Red: the blood of life
• Purple: pain, suffering, grief, and mourning.
• Pink: celebration
• White: purity and hope
• Yellow: cempazuchitl are marigolds that symbolize death.
Petals are used to make a trail so that the spirits can see
the path to their altars.
• Skulls symbolize death and rebirth.
• Pan de muerto represents the souls of the dead.
• Incense represents the changing of the physical to the
spiritual.
• Salt and water represent ongoing life.
42. Día de los muertos
Mexican Day of the Dead are huge
parades that fill the street and
shut the city down for one or two
full days. A parade is a public
march or procession honoring a
particular occasion. A typical Day of
the Dead (Día de los Muertos) day
ends at the cemetery. Offerings are
brought to the graves and include
the favorite foods, beverages and
belongings of the dead.
43. Día de los muertos
Mexican Day of the Dead are huge
parades that fill the street and
shut the city down for one or two
full days. A parade is a public
march or procession honoring a
particular occasion. A typical Day of
the Dead (Día de los Muertos) day
ends at the cemetery. Offerings are
brought to the graves and include
the favorite foods, beverages and
belongings of the dead.
44. Día de los muertos
Mexican Day of the Dead are huge
parades that fill the street and
shut the city down for one or two
full days. A parade is a public
march or procession honoring a
particular occasion. A typical Day of
the Dead (Día de los Muertos) day
ends at the cemetery. Offerings are
brought to the graves and include
the favorite foods, beverages and
belongings of the dead.
45. Día de los muertos
Mexican Day of the Dead are huge
parades that fill the street and
shut the city down for one or two
full days. A parade is a public
march or procession honoring a
particular occasion. A typical Day of
the Dead (Día de los Muertos) day
ends at the cemetery. Offerings are
brought to the graves and include
the favorite foods, beverages and
belongings of the dead.
48. How to Celebrate
Today, people wear wooden skull masks called calacas
and dance in honor of their deceased relatives. Sugar
skulls, made with the names of the dead person on the
forehead. In rural Mexico, people visit the cemetery
where their loved ones are buried. They decorate grave
sites with marigold flowers and candles. They bring toys
for dead children and bottles of tequila to adults. In the
United States and in Mexico's larger cities, families build
altars in their homes, dedicating them to the dead.
49. How to Celebrate
Today, people wear wooden skull masks called calacas
and dance in honor of their deceased relatives. Sugar
skulls, made with the names of the dead person on the
forehead. In rural Mexico, people visit the cemetery
where their loved ones are buried. They decorate grave
sites with marigold flowers and candles. They bring toys
for dead children and bottles of tequila to adults. In the
United States and in Mexico's larger cities, families build
altars in their homes, dedicating them to the dead.
50. How to Celebrate
Today, people wear wooden skull masks called calacas
and dance in honor of their deceased relatives. Sugar
skulls, made with the names of the dead person on the
forehead. In rural Mexico, people visit the cemetery
where their loved ones are buried. They decorate grave
sites with marigold flowers and candles. They bring toys
for dead children and bottles of tequila to adults. In the
United States and in Mexico's larger cities, families build
altars in their homes, dedicating them to the dead.
51. How to Celebrate
Today, people wear wooden skull masks called calacas
and dance in honor of their deceased relatives. Sugar
skulls, made with the names of the dead person on the
forehead. In rural Mexico, people visit the cemetery
where their loved ones are buried. They decorate grave
sites with marigold flowers and candles. They bring toys
for dead children and bottles of tequila to adults. In the
United States and in Mexico's larger cities, families build
altars in their homes, dedicating them to the dead.
