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Translated into English it means skeletons. They are made all year round but they are most commonly found during Day of the Dead. Calacas are typically seen as cute decorations but, realistically they have a deeper meaning. The deeper meaning would be that it represents the physical body of those who have passed away.

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What are some misconceptions about Day of the Dead?
One misconception about day of the dead is that it is a mexican version of halloween. Another misconception is that people think it is supposed to be scary and morbid but it actually is not. Some people also think that Day of the Dead is a time for mourning but it is actually a joyfull time to celebrate the lives of the loved ones who have passed.

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How to Celebrate the Day of the Dead in Mexico

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What do they eat on Day of the Dead?
Pan de Muerto, Sugar Skulls, Tamales, Mole Negro, Calabaza en Dulce, Hot Chocolate, fruit, and all kinds of other things.

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What do they wear?
One thing they do is women usually wear a simple flower headdress to a big fancy flower hat. Men wear a nice trilby hat that matches the rest of his outfit. Most Men, Women, and Children paint their faces with skulls.

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Halloween- pumpkins, trick or treat, not religious and don't speak to spirits.
Day of the Dead- talk to spirits, celebrate the lives of those who have passed, create alters, visit the cemetary.
Similarities-  they both involve candy, dressing up, skeletons, graveyards, and death imagry.

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What are sugar skulls?
Sugar skulls are made from granulated sugar pressed into skull molds and are decorated with things like icing, feathers, colored beads, and foil.
What are sugar skulls significance?
Sugar skulls decorate the altars of the deceased and they represent a departed soul.

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What is it?
A celebration during Day of the Dead to honor children ad infants who have died. On Halloween night the children make childrens alters to invite the spirits of the deceased to come back and visit. They decorate the graves with toys, Marigolds, food and other things found in ofrendas.

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Purpose/ SIgnificance
It is considered "Mexican folk art". It is colored tissue paper cut up into different shapes and strung nto banners. It is especially incorporated into Day of the Dead alters.

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What is it?
It is a collection of things placed on an ritual alter to celebrate Day of the Dead.
What goes on an ofrenda?
Flowers, food, candles, fruits, pictures, table cloths, Marigolds, papel picado, and other things the person who has passed likes.

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What are some Day of the Dead traditions?
They decorate Altars with flowers, candles, bread of the dead, sugar skulls, and pictures.
They have festivals and parades.
They have gatherings of families at cemeteries to pray for their deceased loved ones at the end of the day.

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When is it?
October 31 through  November 2.

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What is it?
It is a holiday where people celebrate their loved ones who have passed away.
Where is it celebrated?
Mexico
Who celebrates it?
People in Mexico