https://padlet.com/brook_pope/2y07clxyr0ef Made with a warm hug en-us 2018-10-25 07:44:02 UTC 2023-03-29 17:43:13 UTC hello@padlet.com brook_pope https://padlet.com/brook_pope/2y07clxyr0ef/wish/296809706 Dia de los Muertos is a celebration for the dead. This unique holiday is celebrated in central Mexico in the south of Mexico. This day is said to allow the family members, dead and alive, to reunite for the celebration. On this day families of the deceased make beautiful altars called ofrendas in their homes to give to their families spirits. After all of the family arrives traditional games and activities take place and the celebration truly begins!]]> 2018-10-25 07:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brook_pope/2y07clxyr0ef/wish/296809706 brook_pope https://padlet.com/brook_pope/2y07clxyr0ef/wish/296814664 Sugar art was beginning to become more known after it was brought to the new world by Italian missionaries. Mexico had many sugar mills but they did not have enough money to buy expensive decorations for their religious celebrations. So as an improvise they quickly took a hold of the sugar art tradition and began making the skull statues and put them them on the ofrendas.]]> 2018-10-25 08:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brook_pope/2y07clxyr0ef/wish/296814664 brook_pope https://padlet.com/brook_pope/2y07clxyr0ef/wish/296816225 Ofrendas were beautiful altars made on Dia de los Muertos. To make these altars is a commitment the whole family pursuits each year. These altars usually have many candles, flowers, food(especially a bread called pan), drinks, and candies for the children spirits, also known as angelitos. ]]> 2018-10-25 08:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brook_pope/2y07clxyr0ef/wish/296816225 brook_pope https://padlet.com/brook_pope/2y07clxyr0ef/wish/296817640 Although the 2 may be compared, dia de los Muertos and Halloween have many differences. Halloween is not as family oriented as dia de los Muertos. It also isn't nearly fulled with as many traditional activities as dia de los Muertos. Last but not least although sugar skulls are a big part of the holiday unlike Halloween, the holiday also contains a lot of non-sugary, traditional foods and beverages.]]> 2018-10-25 08:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brook_pope/2y07clxyr0ef/wish/296817640