Dia De Los Muertos by Hannah Roberts :) https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l en-us 2017-10-31 13:32:23 UTC 2025-09-23 08:16:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Activities bware7477 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202129755 During the festives, many families create alters and bake bread called '"Pan de muerto," which means bread of the dead. ]]> 2017-10-31 13:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202129755 Common Misconceptions about Day of the Dead Celebration gharve8021 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202134523 - Not the Mexican version of Halloween 
-Not a sad celebration it is all about honoring the dead.
-Day of the dead is not a scary or morbid. There is no images of the devil, demons, or witches
-Dia de los Muertos is a religious ritual mixed with folk culture.
-Dia de los Muertos is about honoring death.
-Ofrendas are not for worshiping but for remembering our family members
-Day of the Dead  is an opportunity to reflect upon our ancestry 
-Dia de los Muertos  is about love not fear
-Day of the dead is similar to going to a grave and leaving flowers, instead they light a candle.]]> 2017-10-31 13:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202134523 What is papel picado? hrober1193 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202134663 Papel Picado (pecked paper) is a decorative craft made of paper into beautiful elaborate designs. ]]> 2017-10-31 13:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202134663 What is done at cemetaries? bware7477 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202134919 In cemetaries, families oftenly build alters and hold vigils to remember their loved ones. They also set up zempasúchitl, which is when the families guide the spirits of their loved ones to their alters.
]]> 2017-10-31 13:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202134919 What are sugar skulls made out of? hrober1193 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202137008 Sugar skulls are clay molded sugar with feathers , colored beads , and foiling , and icing. ]]> 2017-10-31 13:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202137008 In what way can spirits return? vperez9435 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202139541 The spirits can return when the Autumn Monarch Butterflies come and welcome the dead.]]> 2017-10-31 14:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202139541 Decorations bware7477 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202141278 The commonly placed decorations displayed during these festivals were la calaca and la calavera. These were skulls and skeltons which were decorated brightly then hung and placed about for the festives.     
]]> 2017-10-31 14:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202141278 Why do people decorate sugar skulls? hrober1193 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202141520  Sugar skulls are often used to decorate the gravestones of the deceased. The idea of this tradition is that the Mexican families choose to celebrate the lives of their dearly departed friends and relatives as an opposite to most cultures that tend to mourn the dead.]]> 2017-10-31 14:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202141520 How long do families stay in the cemetery ? vperez9435 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202141975 The families stay in the cemetery the all night.]]> 2017-10-31 14:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202141975 Where can you buy a sugar skull mold in sc to make your own? hrober1193 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202143009 http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/support/dodhistory.html]]> 2017-10-31 14:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202143009 What is something they do while they are in the cemetery? vperez9435 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202143314 They clean the grave(taking the dead grass out and cutting it) and put flowers on the grave too.]]> 2017-10-31 14:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202143314 what is a calaca? vperez9435 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202229502 A calaca is a handmade skeleton figurine. ]]> 2017-10-31 16:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202229502 who originally celebrated this holiday? hrober1193 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202486178 The Aztec's were the first people to begin celebrating this holiday. ]]> 2017-11-01 13:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202486178 How do souls find the altar? gharve8021 https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202487442 People will set out a trail of candles leading to their house and that is how they will find it.]]> 2017-11-01 13:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hrober1193/81f2zcvwxd3l/wish/202487442