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.htmlOaxaca Times-Day of the Dead
http://oaxacatimes.com/ http://viva-oaxaca.com/Day_of_Dead/DayDead_text.htmWhat do Mexicans celebrate on the "Day of the Dead?"
Salvador, R. J. (2003).
http://public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/muertos.htmlMexico Connect
http://mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/daydeadindex.htmlCommon Misconceptions about the Day of the Dead
http://inside-mexico.com/noes.htmColor 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.htmAzcentral (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.htmWhy and history
http://alsirat.com/taphophile/dayofthedead.htmlIn Guatemala…Kite Festival
http://whatsonwhen.com/events/event.asp?/events/~19369.jmlLinks
http://muertos.palomar.edu/muertoslinks.htmAll souls day in the Philippines…and other
http://seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Cynthia/festivals/all_saints_day.htmPhilippines…difference between Halloween and All Souls Day
http://dipolognon.com/dipolognonFeatures2.htmAround the world
http://rubicon.com/passport/holidays/200411.htm