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Día de los muertos (día número 2)Please read through the questions before you begin the quest. Go to http://tinyurl.com/kdex8ap and answer the following questions.

1. What do they decorate the tombs with? How long will they stay there?

2. Why do they sing and play music that night?

3. What is Catalina’s view on death?

4. How long did they stay at the graveyard?

5. What happens on day 3 of the festivities?

6. What does Catalina put on the altar? What things can be seen on the altar?

7. After he puts the pictures of his relatives on the altar, the host then does what?

8. What do the church bells tell them?

9. Who are the first to try the feast of the dead?

10. When do they say goodbye to the dead? Describe the scene.

11. Please follow the link http://tinyurl.com/kzoleyo to watch a short video. What are some similar characteristics between this video and the documentary from BBC that you just finished watching?

12. Please follow the link http://tinyurl.com/kq2qm2o and read the article “Day of the Dead history” to answer the questions 12 – 16. How many years had the indigenous people of central Mexico practiced a ritual that seemed to mock death?

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13. Where is the Day of the Dead celebrated? Why do you think that it is celebrated in parts of the U.S.?

14. What are “calacas?” Name some of the ways that skulls are used in the Day of the Dead.

15. How did the natives view life and death? Compare that to how the Spaniards viewed death.

16. What days does the Day of the Dead coincide with? Why was it moved to that day? When was it celebrated before?

17. If you celebrated the Day of the Dead, what things would you put on your altar to celebrate your past relatives?

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