Day of The Dead

Questions to get you started:

What is Day of the Dead? When is it?

Where is it celebrated?

What traditions does it have?

Is it meant to be scary?

What do people do on this day?

http://pbs.org/foodancestors/main.html

Oaxaca Times-Day of the Dead http://oaxacatimes.com/

http://viva-oaxaca.com/Day_of_Dead/DayDead_text.htm

What do Mexicans celebrate on the "Day of the Dead?"

Salvador, R. J. (2003).

http://public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/muertos.html

Mexico Connect http://mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/daydeadindex.html

Common Misconceptions about the Day of the Dead

http://inside-mexico.com/noes.htm

Color your calaverita, Make your calaverita (papel picado, cempazuchitl)

http://elbalero.gob.mx/kids/about/html/holidays/ddead_kids.html#

Halloween and all saints day: see what international students have to say about these traditions and the day of the dead as well

http://topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/halloween/halloween-page2.htm

Azcentral (has video of how to make the crafts etc.)

http://azcentral.com/ent/dead/

Classroom Activities

http://questconnect.org/oaxaca_dia_de_los_muertes_F.htm

http://mexonline.com/daydead.htm

Why and history http://alsirat.com/taphophile/dayofthedead.html

In Guatemala…Kite Festival

http://whatsonwhen.com/events/event.asp?/events/~19369.jml

Links http://muertos.palomar.edu/muertoslinks.htm

All souls day in the Philippines…and other

http://seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Cynthia/festivals/all_saints_day.htm

Philippines…difference between Halloween and All Souls Day

http://dipolognon.com/dipolognonFeatures2.htm

Around the world http://rubicon.com/passport/holidays/200411.htm