El Dia de los Muerte
Across
- 1. mask worn by dancers to scare the dead away at the end of the celebrations
- 2. a thick sauce made from a variety of ingredients, including chilis, sesame seeds, herbs, spices, chocolate and fruit
- 4. the souls of the children who have died; literally "little angels"
- 6. Día de los Muertos artist José Guadalupe Posada's icon of death. Catrina means "a wealthy woman" and it is said in a sarcastic manner.
- 9. de los muertos bread of the dead
- 11. de los Muertos Day of the Dea
- 13. a scented resin used to make incense
- 15. de azúcar sugar skulls made for the Día de los Muertos
- 17. whimsical skeleton figures that represent death
Down
- 1. songs and poems about the festival
- 3. special confection used to fashion skulls, fruits and other figures
- 4. decorated arch sometimes placed on the graves or on the altar de muertos
- 5. an offering; refers to the goods set out on the altars
- 6. a yellow marigold, the symbol of death, also known as cempasuchil or zempasuchitl
- 7. the ceremony that takes place in the cemetary, where hundreds of candles are lit to guide the souls to their altars
- 8. de muertos the offering that family and/or friends prepare for their dead
- 10. an ancient drink made from corn meal and water and flavored with various fruits
- 12. picado colorful tissue paper with intricate, festive designs cut out
- 14. a doughnut shaped bread, glazed with pink-colored sugar and placed on the altar
- 15. whimsical skeleton figures that represent death
- 16. Todos los Santos All Saints' Day