| A | B |
|---|
| los angelitos | children who have died |
| la ofrenda | altar (honors the memory of a special person) |
| el desfile | parade |
| las calacas | skeletons (toys for the children) |
| el pan de muertos | bread of the dead |
| las calaveras de azúcar | sugar skulls |
| los flores | flowers |
| el papel picado | pierced paper (decoration for many holidays) |
| las tumbas | the graves |
| la misa | church mass |
| el cementerio | cemetery |
| el panteón | cemetery |
| las velas | candles (honor and guide the dead) |
| anaranjado | color of the dead |
| las mariposas | butterflies (Aztec belief they were spirits) |
| la novia | bride (skeleton bride leads parade) |
| la cruz | cross (symbol of Christian faith) |
| copal | incense (smell attracts spririts) |
| cempasúchil | marigold flower (smell attracts spirits) |
| los espíritus | spirits (return to visit) |
| mole | special sauce for food |
| champurrado | special drink (atole + chocolate) |
| José Guadalupe Posada | Mexican cartoonist (often used skeletons in his political cartoons) |
| la muerte | death |
| reír | to laugh |
| rezar | to pray |
| los juguetes | toys |
| los santos | saints (Patron Saint of Mexico is Our Lady of Guadalupe) |
| el regalo | gift |
| las almas | souls |
| vender | to sell |
| decorar | to decorate |
| el olor | the smell |
| limpiar | to clean |
| los parientes | relatives |
| divertirse | to enjoy |
| la vida | life |
| la música | music |
| la comida | food |
| dulce | sweet |
