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Pan de Muertos
- Pan de Muertos is a special bread that is made for the season.
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Ofrendas
- A children ofrendas is made inside the home. It is decorated with lots of flowers, sugar skulls, and food.
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El Dia de los Innocentes
This is the day where the dead youth are believed to come out and visit their relatives -
Sugar Skull
Sugar skulls are made to decorate the altars. They are made out of a sugar mixture and decorated with feathers, icing, foil, and inscribed with the names of the lost loved ones -
Day 1
“El Dia de los Innnocentes”
Day of the Children
Celebrated in the South and Central part of Mexico -
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Decorations
- We decorate the adults graves with candles, paper streamers, and flowers
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Papel Picado
- Papel Picado is made to decorate a family altar.
- Papel Picado is a cut paper decoration
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Day 2
"Dia de los Muertos"
Day of the Dead
Celebrated in the South and Central part of Mexico -
Dia de los Muertos
This is the day where the adults are believed to visit their relatives -
Marigolds
We add marigolds to the altar (ofrenda) to lure the dead with their smell and color -
Photos
We bring photos and the favorite foods of the person that had passed -
End of 2nd Day
We eat all the leftover food that the dead had left behind -
Aztec Danza
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK9OOZnGvfA]
A dance to remember the lives of the dead
