Day of the DeadDia De Los Muertos

Hailey Plemons

Spanish

April 24, 2012

Day Of The Dead Traditions

• Traditions connected to the holiday( or Fiesta in Spanish) include building altars honoring the deceased (or Fallecido), covered in the favorite foods and beverages as well as sugar skulls, marigolds (or maravillas), and the possessions of the deceased.

• Plans, such as the food and decorations, for the Day of the Dead are made throughout the year.

• The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout the world in different cultures.

Spanish words related to the Day of the Dead

• Skeletons• Deceased• Cemeteries• Buried• Graves• Sprits• Ancestors• Alters/shrines• Holiday• Marigolds

• Esqueletos• Fallecido• Cementerios• Enterrado• Graves• Espíritu• Antepasados• Altares o Santuarios• Fiesta• Maravillas

Information on the Day of the Dead.

• Natives viewed it as the continuation of life, and instead of fearing death they embraced it.

• Most Mexicans would refer to the Day of the Dead as a time to honor and celebrate deceased loved ones.

• To the indigenous peoples of Mexico, death was considered the passage to a new life and so the deceased were buried with many of their personal objects, which they would need in the hereafter.

Dia De Los Muertos

• Rituals, like the Day of the Dead, celebrating the death of ancestors (or antepasados) have been going on for 2,500-3,000 years.

• Scholars traced the origins of the day of the dead to an ancient Aztec festival dedicated to a goddess called Mictecacihuatl.

• Celebrations are held each year in Mesa, Chandler, and Guadalupe.

The Day Of The Dead Bread: Pan De Muertos.

• This is a version of the bread that is made for the November 2 celebration known as the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico. You can also mold the bread into different shapes like angels and animals.

• Ingredientes - Ingredients: • 1 1/2 cups of flour• 1/2 cup of sugar• 1 teaspoon of salt• 1 tablespoon of anise seed• 2 packets of dry yeast• 1/2 cup of milk• 1/2 cup of water• 1/2 cup of butter• 4 eggs• 3 - 4 1/2 cups of flour

The Day Of The Dead Bread: Pan De Muertos.

• Preparation: • Mix all dry ingredients together except the 3 - 4 1/2 cups of flour.• In a small pan, heat the milk, the water, and the butter. Add the liquid mixture to

the dry mixture.• Beat well.• Mix in the eggs and 1 1/2 cups of flour. Beat well.• Put in the rest of the flour, little by little.• Knead the mixture on a floured board for 9 - 10 minutes.• Put the dough in a greased bowl and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size

(about an hour and a half at sea level).• Punch the dough down and reshape it with some "bone" shapes on top to

decorate it.• Let it rise another hour.• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 40 minutes.• After baking, sprinkle it with confectioner's sugar and colored sugar

Site Page.

• http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-history.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

• http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2378-day-of-the-dead-bread-pan-de-muertos

• http://www.inside-mexico.com/featuredead.htm

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