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Exploratory - día de los muertos vocabulary terms

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