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-fams visit cemeteries of loved ones -clean, leave flowers & candles -some bring meals w/ drinks & breads to share w/ the dead -displays next to gravesites w/ flowers, skeletons, paper cutouts, candy, personal items & photos -share food & convos w/ dead |
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history |
-spans 2 days, nov 1&2 -"dia de los difuntos" -originate from centuries, old religious holiday known as dia de los santos -in americas it coincided w/ pre-comlumbian festivals that celebrated the harvest, new year, & honored the dead -mix of cultures made dia de los muertos |
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el papel picado |
-tissue paper cutouts -common holiday decor -images of skeletons |
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los barriletes |
-colorful kites -guatemalans celebrate by flying barriletes & attach messages for the dead -santiago sacatepequez celebrates w/ barrilete contest |
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las calaveras |
skulls |
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el cementerio |
cementary |
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los difuntos |
the deceased |
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el esqueleto |
the skeleton |
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el pan de muertos |
special bread made for dia de los muertos |
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los santos |
saints |
