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  • What does the color white mean? a) purity and hapiness b) purity and souls c)purity and hope
    c)
  • What significance to monarch butterflies have this holiday?
    butterflies carry the souls or spirits of the dead
  • What is the incense used for?
    to keep out evil spirits
  • When did the "literary calaveras" start? a) late 16th and early 18th b) late 18th and 19th centuries
    b) 18th and 19th centuries
  • How are the skulls decorated?
    with sugar and frosting designs
  • Sugar skulls are part of a sugar art tradition by: a)17th-century Italian missionaries b) 17th-century French missionaries
    a) 17th/italian missionaries
  • The UNESCO proclaimed the Day of the Dead an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. TRUE OR FALSE
    b) TRUE
  • When does the Day of Dead begin? a)November 1st b) October 28th
    b) October 28th (traditionally people start putting an altar in this day)
  • Who created the traditional designs in the pecked paper? a)Diego Rivera b) José Guadalupe Posada
    b) José Guadalupe Posada
  • Who or what returns during this time?
    The spirits of loved ones
  • The origin of this tradition is: a) 200 years ago b) 1800 years a.c c) since 1965
    b) 1800 a.c
  • What is on an altar?
    photographs,candles,food,etc
  • Who started with the tradition of the pecked paper? a) The aztecs b) the mayas
    a) aztecs
  • What does the color yellow represent in this celebration? a) light b) happiness
    a) light
  • For_____civilization the Day of the Dead was a celebration of life. a) Aztec b) Teotihuacan c) Maya
    a) Aztec
  • Whe is The Day of Dead?
    November 1st and 2nd
  • What place do people visit in Mexico City to decorate the graves of their love ones?
    Mixquic
  • What does "marigol" mean?
    flower of twenty petals / dead people's flower
  • The mexican bread of the Dead represents the cycle of life: TRUE OR FALSE
    TRUE
  • What does the color purple mean in this celebration?
    means mourning and represents the catholic religion
  • What do the 3 levels of the altars mean? a )Underworld,Heaven,Earth b) underworld,Earth,Heaven
    b
  • What happens at the cementary?
    people visit the place, light candles, spend the night there
  • How do people honor the souls of young children?
    with toys on the altars
  • What is the meaning of "catrina" a) an elegantly-dressed skeleton figure b) a woman that takes people to the underworld
    a)
  • The traditional bread comes from the time of animals sacrifices. TRUE OR FALSE
    FALSE (human sacrifices)
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