Transcript Por Dana Lovallo The History/ La historia 500+ years ago, los españoles landed in Mexico and witnessed an absurd ritual  The native Aztecs.

Por Dana Lovallo
The History/
La historia
500+ years ago, los españoles landed in
Mexico and witnessed an absurd ritual
 The native Aztecs were playing with skulls
and dancing around
 There skulls were used to honor the dead
during a month-long ritual
 La muerte isn’t a bad thing – we should
celebrate those who have passed!
 Used to celebrate for the month of August
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Spaniards changed it to All Saint’s Day =
November 1st and 2nd
Today, Mexicans and other
people around the world
build altars to remember the
dead and decorate them
with photos and more!
 Families visit graves of loved
ones and decorate them
with flores, comida, juguetes
y más
› They have a picnic next to
the grave and celebrate
 It is a big celebration!! // Es
una gran celebración
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My sister went to
Morelia, Mexico
during the
celebrations
› Mi hermana fue a
Morelia, México
durante las
celebraciones
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Mi hermana al
lado de unos
esqueletos
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In Mexico, los
esqueletos
aren’t supposed
to be scary!
› They are happy
and playful
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They are used to
remember el
pasado in a
celebratory way
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In 1913, José Guadalupe
Posada made a famous
etching out of zinc
› He called it “La Calavera
Catrina”, which means “The
Elegant Skull”
“Catrín” means elegant
 Ever since, beautiful
skeletons have been
replicated!
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“Sueños de una tarde dominical en la Alameda
Central/Dreams of a Sunday afternoon on the main
boulevard”– Diego Rivera, Mexico
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“Día de los muertos”
Los españoles
La muerte
Las flores
La comida
Los juguetes
El esqueleto
La calavera
Catrín
Celebración
Most photos were taken by my sister and I
http://lacathrine.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/diego-rivera/
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 http://www.educ.msu.edu/teachglobal/Americas/module3.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Calavera_Catrina
 http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-history.html
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