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día de los muertos
Exploratory - día de los muertos vocabulary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| los gollettes | doughnut shaped breads, glazed with pink-colored sugar and placed on the altar |
| los dulces | the candies |
| la tumba | the grave |
| la iluminación | the illumination |
| el cementerio | the cemetery |
| las catrinas | skeletons, dressed like rich women |
| el candelero | the candlestick |
| el atole | a hot drink made of corn, water and fruit |
| el ataúd | the coffin |
| el arco | the arch |
| el alfeñique | the cooked sugar paste used for many candy decorations |
| Todos los Santos | All Saints |
| tapetes de arena | sand tapestries |
| papel picado | decoratively cut paper used in Mexican celebrations |
| pan de muerto | bread of the dead |
| ofrendas | the altars and offerings left for dead loved ones during día de los muertos |
| Fieles Difuntos | Faithful Departed |
| copal | a resin incense used in the ofrendas |
| día de los muertos | day of the dead |
| comparsa | carnival-like celebration for día de los muertos |
| el cempasúchil | the Mexican marigold flower |
| calavera de azucar | sugar skull |
| la calavera | the skull |
| la calaca | the skeleton |
| los angelitos | the little angels |