| A | B |
|---|
| Día de los Muertos | Day of the Dead |
| When is Día de los Muertos celebrated? | 1º de noviembre y 2 de noviembre |
| What is the purpose of this celebration? | To honor the love ones who passed away. |
| altar | Food, offerings, pictures, etc. are put on the altar. |
| ofrendas | All the things people offer to their ancestors that are in the altar. |
| pan de muerto | A sweet bread that can be shaped in the form of bones and sprinkled with sugar. |
| calaveras | sugar skulls |
| calacas | skeletons |
| cempasúchil, cempazuchitl | A flower similar to marigolds |
| copal | A kind of incense |
| desfiles | parades |
| papel picado | “Traditional Mexican craft in which intricate designs and patters are cut from colorful tissue paper.” |
| comida | food |
| agua | water |
| velas | candles |
| fotografía | picture |
| La Catrina | A famous cartoon of a very elegant skeleton made by José Guadalupe Posada |
