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GLOSSARY
altar:
a table or space to place religious items or, during Day of the Dead, items for
and about dead people who are being remembered
cemetery:
an area where dead bodies are buried
grave:
the specific spot where a dead body is buried
ofrenda
:
the Spanish word for
offering
and what Spanish-speaking people call a Day
of the Dead altar
skeleton:
the bones that support a human or animal body
TO LEARN MORE
BOOKS
Barner, Bob.
The Day of the Dead/El Dia De Los Muertos.
New York: Holiday House, 2010. Learn
all about the festivities of Day of the Dead in this picture book in English and Spanish.
Thong, Roseanne Greenfield.
Dia de Los Muertos.
Chicago: Albert Whitman, 2015. In this book,
join the children getting ready to celebrate Day of the Dead as they decorate and prepare altars.
WEBSITE
National Geographic Kids
: Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead traditions come to life through bright photos.
INDEX
altar, 8
,
10
,
21
bread of the dead,
marigold, 17
Mexico, 5
ofrenda, 10
skeleton,
tamale, 19
