What do people build in their homes and put decorations and offerings on?
Altars / Altares
What is celebrated on Dia de Los Muertos?
The lives of loved ones who died.
When is Dia de Los Muertos celebrated?
November 1st and 2nd
Where is Dia de Los Muertos mainly celebrated?
Mexico and Central America
What is celebrated or remembered on November 1st?
Day of the Innocent / Babies or Infants
How is the element of "agua" represented on the altar?
With water, soda, alcoholic drinks, Mexican hot chocolate, etc.
How is the element of "fuego" represented on the altar?
Velas / Candles, incense, sage, copal, etc.
How is the element of "aire" represented on the altar?
Papel picado / Carved paper flags, and marigold flowers.
How is the element of "tierra" represented on the altar?
With food like pan de muerto, sweet bread, tamales, etc.
Besides making altars with offerings, what other place is decorated?
Cemeteries/Cementerios, graves/tumbas
What color was the flower the girl was holding at the grave in the short film?
Blue / Azul
On what fruit did the skeleton lady carve a flower in the short film?
On a canteloupe
What did the skeleton lady try to hit the piñata with in the short film?
With her arm.
What did the girl hit the piñata with in the short film?
With someone's leg.
Who is the skeleton lady in the short film?
It is the girl's mom.
What are the two origins of Día de Los Muertos?
Aztec / Nahua / Pagan, and European / Christian
