Día de los muertos

Thursday, July 16, 2009

What are some of the traditional foods and drinks?

What are some special and traditional things made for this holiday?

What are the mexicans opinions/feelings about "Death" and ours?

Tell me something interesting you found in any of the assigned Web-sites.

What are the difference betwee "Halloween" and "Day of the Dead"?

Vocabulary

Spanish	English
El pan de muerto	bread of the dead
los dulces	candies
la cruz	the cross
el candelero	the candlestick holder
la calavera	the skull
el angélito	the child's soul/ little angel
el cementerio	the cemetary
la danza de los viejitos	the dance of the old ones
el dos de noviembre	the Day of the Dead
el altar de la ofrenda	the altar of the offering
la máscara	the mask
el papel picado	paper cut out banner
el copal	the incense
el cempasúchil	the flower of the dead/ marigold
el ataúd	the coffin
la noche de duelo	the night of sorrow, Nov 1
los serapes	Mexican blankets
la mariposa	the butterfly
la tumba	the grave
los mariachis	the Mexican musicians
la calavera de azúcar	the sugar skull
las flores	the flowers
la guitarra	the guitar
el mole	chocolate sauce with chiles and peanuts
el esqueleto	the skeleton
la calaca en papel maché	paper maché figure
la guitarra	the guitar
el tambor	the drum

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