Day Of The Dead

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Day Of The Dead
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History
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History

• The majority of Hispanics are Catholics, a part
  of Christendom.
• Mexicans celebrate Day Of The Dead. It is NOT the
  same as Halloween.
• Halloween is about scaring away the evil
  spirits. Day Of The Dead is a religious day very
  similar to All Saints Day All Souls Day. It is
  about remembering and honoring loved ones who
  have passed away.
• They dont fear death they accept it as part of
  the cycle of life. They believe that the spirits
  dont die. Life on Earth is the dream life after
  death is eternal.

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Special Days
November 1st The Little Angels. (children that
have died) November 2nd The Dead. (adults
that have died)
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The Offering
They set a table with a tablecloth decorated with
various things. Some of them may
include decorative cut paper flowers skeletons sk
ulls candles bread of the dead incense food
candy A photo water towel soap salt atole
mole (a thick seasoned drink)
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La Ofrenda
They set a table with a white tablecloth
decorated with various things. Some of them may
include papel picado cempasúchil esqueletos/calac
as calaveras velas pan de muertos copal comid
a favorita dulces fotos agua toalla jabón sa
l atole (a thick seasoned drink)
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The Offering
The offering is made up of four components and
two, three, or seven steps Earth Heaven Heaven
7 levels Wind Earth Earth the
spirit Water Underworld must cross Fire to
reach eternal peace
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The Offering La Ofrenda
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The Cemetary Gravesite
People go to the gravesites of family members or
dead friends to clean and decorate their
gravesite. They put a lot of flowers, skeletons,
skulls made of sugar, candles, food, candy,
etc. Then, they have a candle-light vigil to
remember the spirits of the departed, especially
their loved ones. Preparation for Day Of The Dead
begins up to 2 weeks before the celebration.
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The Gravesites at the Cemetery(Las tumbas en el
Cementerio/Panteón)
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Decorated Tomb (tumba)
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Flowers (Las flores)
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La flor tradicional es el cempasúchil
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Sand pictures Dibujos de arena
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Sand pictures Dibujos de arena
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Bread of the Dead (El pan de muertos)
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Decoratively Cut Paper (El papel picado)
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Sugar Skulls (Calaveras de azucar)
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Calacas Skeletons

• Depicted as joyous not mournful figures
• They wear festive clothing
• They dance and play musical instruments to
  indicate a happy afterlife
• Demonstrates Mexican belief that no dead soul
  likes to be thought of sadly, and that death
  should be a joyous occasion.
• Goes back to Aztec beliefs, one of the few
  traditions to remain after the Spanish conquest.

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Las Calacas Skeletons
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Music and Dance
The dancers carry calacas (artistic skeletons),
pretending that the souls are visiting and doing
a dance. The drums are the most important part
of the music associated with the supernatural to
cause vitality and rhythm.
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Catrina
Catrina is the most recognizable symbol for Day
of the Dead. She is now a calacas and was
painted by José Guadalupe Posada, a famous artist
from Mexico.
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Works of José Guadalupe Posada
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The End