EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS WEBQUEST
Site 1: http://www.art-is-fun.com/day-of-the-dead-facts
READ through the information to get answers.
1. When is the Day of the Dead celebrated? __________________________________________________
2. What do the Mexican people believe about death? ____________________________________________
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3. How do people prepare for the celebration? ________________________________________________
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Site 2: http://www.dayofthedead.com/
Visit the TRADITIONS LINK (On the left side of page):
Select Traditions: The Alter
READ through the information to get answers.
4. The altar contains the four elements of nature:
a) _______________________________ b) _______________________________
c) _______________________________ d) _______________________________
5. What represents each element?
Element
Represented
by
Site 3: http://traditionscustoms.com/death-rites/day-of-dead-mexico
READ through the information and examine pictures to get answers.
6. What color(s) are the flowers that Mexicans use to decorate the altar?____________________________
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7. Describe what the bread looks like that they prepare. (shape, color)
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Site 4: http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/history/a/dayofthedead.htm
READ through the information to get answers.
8. What kinds of things go on the altars to remember the dead?
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Site 5: http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/history/a/SugarSkullHistory.htm
READ through the information to get answers.
9. What is the history of sugarskulls?
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Click on the “Sugar Skulls Gallery” link and watch the slideshow on how to make a
Sugarskull.
READ through the information and examine pictures to get answers.
10. Briefly describe the process here:
1st  ____________________________________________________________________________
2nd  ____________________________________________________________________________
3rd  ____________________________________________________________________________
4th  ____________________________________________________________________________
Site 6: http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/glossary/
11. Define what these terms mean in English:
El pan de muerto
Los dulces de calaveras
El cempazuchitl
La ofrenda
El papel picado
Las calacas
Los angelitos
La iluminación
12. Día de los Muertos shares some similarities to Halloween. How are the 2 holidays alike? How are they
different? Use what you learned to fill in the bubble chart below.
Dia de los Muertos
Halloween