Spanish III Extra Credit

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Across
  1. 3. songs and poems about the festival
  2. 6. picado colorful tissue paper with intricate, festive designs cut out
  3. 7. a yellow marigold, the symbol of death
  4. 12. a skull; also a slang for "daredevil"
  5. 13. decorated arch sometimes placed on the graves or on the altar
  6. 14. famed Dia de los muertos artist Jose Guadalupe Posada's icon of death
  7. 15. de muertos the offering that the family and/or friends prepare for their deceased loved ones
Down
  1. 1. a scented resin used to make incense
  2. 2. de los muertos bread of the dead
  3. 4. the sounds of the children who have died; "little angels"
  4. 5. an offering; refers to the goods set out on the altars
  5. 7. de azucar sugar skulls made for the Dia de los Muertos
  6. 8. a thick sauce made from a variety of ingrediants, including chilis, sesame seeds, herbs, spices, chocolate and fruit
  7. 9. a special confection used to fashion skulls, fruits and other figures
  8. 10. whimsical skeleton figures that represent death
  9. 11. the ceremony that takes place in the cemetary, where hundreds of candles are lit to guide the souls to their altars
  10. 12. mask worn by dancers to scare the dead away at the end of the celebrations
  11. 15. an ancient drink made from corn meal and water and flavored with various fruits