DAY OF THE DEAD

Teacher: Héctor González

Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is celebrated in Mexico between October 31st and November 2nd.

It is a holiday in which families remember and honor their deceased loved ones.

Lauro Aguirre´s coworkers in the Altar

Though it may sound gloomy or morbid, it's not.

It's a festive and colorful holiday

It's a festive and colorful holiday

La catrina

Juan Guadalupe posada

Celebrating and learning the day of the dead, a mexican tradition

Families visit cemeteries, decorate the graves and spend time there

in the presence of their deceased friends and family members.

In Prehispanic times the dead were buried close to family homes

sometimes in a tomb underneath the house

and there was great emphasis on maintaining ties with deceased ancestors

who were believed to continue to exist on a different plane

With the arrival of the Spaniards and Catholicism, All Souls' and All Saints' Day practices were incorporated into Prehispanic beliefs and customs and the holiday as we know it today came to be celebrated.

The belief behind Day of the Dead practices is that spirits return to the Earth for one day of the year to be with their families.

It is said that the spirits of babies and children who have died (called angelitos, "little angels") arrive on October 31st at midnight

They spend an entire day with their families and then leave. Adults come the following day.

Students learning about “Altars to Honor the Deceased”

6th graders students

Teachers are reading and giving to them an explanation about «The dead of the dead».

Mr. Guerrero the principal of this school monitoring the video and behavior ot students.

The tecnitican and teacher in red participating in the activities.

HAVE A NICE DAY!