https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead The Day of the Dead en-us 2016-11-01 16:09:32 UTC 2025-11-01 11:53:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pumpkin.png 3431722 https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134534265 Some Day of the Dead traditions include creating alters/ oferendas, laying out offerings, telling tales of the dead, as well as cleaning and decorating grave sites.  The purpose behind all of these traditions was to make contact with the dead, to tell them that they are not forgotten. The alive and the dead are only separated physicaly, and they will always be together. Artisfun.com perfectly worded it.

]]> 2016-11-01 16:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134534265 339313 https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134535172 The Day of the Dead is about remembering those who are dead. During the Day of the Dead family members and friends visit graves of people they used to know in part of honoring them. They used this time to clean up the graves.]]> 2016-11-01 16:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134535172 344418 https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134539458 Sugar skulls are made from 50 year old molds. They are used for decorating altars. If they are kept dry, they are used for years. People do different things with their sugar skulls. They are mainly used for decorating altars. Names of the dead are written on the skull with icing. some people eat the sugar skulls, others don't. ]]> 2016-11-01 16:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134539458 339313 https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134540080 The tradition of Day of the Dead dates back to groups in Mexico more than 3,000 years ago. Some groups people at that time frame are the Aztecs and the Mayans.]]> 2016-11-01 16:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134540080 3431722 https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134541004 This is one of the most important Day of the Dead traditions. ]]> 2016-11-01 16:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134541004 344418 https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134543758 Sugar decorations were first introduced to the Mexicans in the 17th Century when Italian missionaries came. They used sugar to make lambs and angels. 
Because the Mexicans had lots of sugar, they began to make their own decorations. Clay models were used to make several different types of animals, such as angels and sheep, in the Colonial Period 18th century. ]]> 2016-11-01 16:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134543758 339313 https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134849017 This is a picture of what sugar skulls looks like.]]> 2016-11-02 16:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134849017 3431722 https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134850287 People decorate graves of lost ones.]]> 2016-11-02 16:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/3431722/dayofthedead/wish/134850287