Modulo 7 semana 2. Actividad: Tell me…

Actividad: Tell me…

Module: 7   Mi vida en otra lengua. 

1.    How were altars prepared for the dead?

We prepared the altar of the dead with candles, flowers, bread, and colored paper and photographs of our departed.

2.    How was the Day of the Dead celebrated before?

They celebrated the dead with the Catholic holidays they called All Saints' Day, and over time the two celebrations mingled to make way for the Day of the Dead.

3.    What other name did this traditional day have?

It was called All Souls Day.

4.    What expression activities represented this date more?

Various means of expression exist to show their feelings for this tradition. Among the most popular are the famous literary skulls; These are rhymed verses that ironize situations of popular and unpopular characters using the theme of death with a humorous intention.

5.    How catrina was created, what does it represent?

Was created by the Mexican engraver Jose Guadalupe Posada and baptized by the painter Diego Rivera and presents  displays to the death dressed in showy form and with a hat of feathers.