Alexander Vera Martinez by Alexander Vera Martinez

The Dates of El Dia De Los Muertos

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El dia de los muertos es el treinta y uno de octubre - el dos de novembre

A Description of El Dia De Los Muertos

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They build homes altars called ofrendas. They honor the deceased using calaveras, aztec marigolds, and favorite food and drinks of the departed, and visting graves with these gifts.

The Traditions

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The deceased children are offered toys and sweets and the next day they visited the ofrendas for deceased adults, such as alcohol, cigarettes, football shirts, and candles.

Ofrendas

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An ofrenda is a frame where people put a picture of the people that have died and the reason they do this because they want to welcome the dead into the altar setting.

Calaca

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The reason why they have this is because this draws on the Mexican belief that no dead soul likes to be thought of sadly, and that death should be a joyous occasion.

Papel Picado

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The reason they have this is because it represents wind and the fragility of life.

Sugar Skulls

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It is just like if you were to build a gingerbread house, but this represents death through sweets.

Dia de los inocentes

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It is like an April Fool Day people play jokes and tricks on each other.

The Difference

avera4579 — 2020-10-23 23:19:46 UTC

The difference between halloween and el dia de los muertos is that on le dis de los muertos celebrate when someone dies and they recognize them and in Halloween they don't they go door to door and dress up and ask for candy.

The Similarities

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The similarities about Halloween and el dia de los muertos is they both dress up.

Clothing

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The girls were a long dress with flower on the dress and they paint their face as a skull and the boys either put on a suit or a sports jersey and they also paint their face as a skull.

Foods

avera4579 — 2020-10-23 23:40:53 UTC

They eat a bread called el pan de muerto it is a bread they giving to the dead and they eat it. They aslo eat tamales, mole, atole, and candied pumpkins.

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