5th grade
Why do people celebrate Day of the Dead?
People celebrate Dia de los Muertos to honor their deceased loves ones. It is a loving ritual, full of joy and remembrance.
Dia de los Muertos allows the dead to live again. During this time it is believed that the deceased return to their earthly homes to visit and rejoice with their loved ones.
The Days of the Dead are celebrated as a way of retaining connections with the unseen world — a world we will all return to one day.
Most people celebrate Day of the Dead out of love and commitment to their loved ones, but some people celebrate this holiday out of fear! Mexico is rampant with folk tales that tell what happens if someone neglects their ancestors on Dia de los Muertos. If a spirit returns to find that no one has built an altar for them, or that their loved ones only left them paltry offerings, they will feel sad and angry... especially when they see what bounteous offerings other spirits received!
Neglected spirits may seek vengeance on those who have forgotten them. Additionally, many folk tales describe how those who ignore their deceased loved ones fall immediately ill and even meet their death shortly after the holiday.
So you see, there are some people in Mexico who participate in Dia de los Muertos out of fear and superstition instead of love!
Dia de los Muertos allows the dead to live again. During this time it is believed that the deceased return to their earthly homes to visit and rejoice with their loved ones.
The Days of the Dead are celebrated as a way of retaining connections with the unseen world — a world we will all return to one day.
Most people celebrate Day of the Dead out of love and commitment to their loved ones, but some people celebrate this holiday out of fear! Mexico is rampant with folk tales that tell what happens if someone neglects their ancestors on Dia de los Muertos. If a spirit returns to find that no one has built an altar for them, or that their loved ones only left them paltry offerings, they will feel sad and angry... especially when they see what bounteous offerings other spirits received!
Neglected spirits may seek vengeance on those who have forgotten them. Additionally, many folk tales describe how those who ignore their deceased loved ones fall immediately ill and even meet their death shortly after the holiday.
So you see, there are some people in Mexico who participate in Dia de los Muertos out of fear and superstition instead of love!
How do people celebrate Day of the Dead?The most common ways of celebrating Day of the Dead in Mexico include:
Day of the Dead celebrations now also include community festivals, parades, and street parties |
CHALLENGE: Make a self portrait sugar skull
1. You will take a selfie using your ipad and edit it on your camera roll to be black and white. Find references which will help you on Google of a sugar skull or calavera.
2. Do a practice sketch in your sketchbook.
3. On the Art Rage app on your ipad, using 3 layers, outline the top layer and add details and embellishments, and add color under the details with the airbrush tool. Leave the photo...you do not need to delete it. It should look like a sugar skull and have traditional calavera designs. It should not look like a monster, etc.
4. Hand in through Google Classroom.
2. Do a practice sketch in your sketchbook.
3. On the Art Rage app on your ipad, using 3 layers, outline the top layer and add details and embellishments, and add color under the details with the airbrush tool. Leave the photo...you do not need to delete it. It should look like a sugar skull and have traditional calavera designs. It should not look like a monster, etc.
4. Hand in through Google Classroom.