Day of the Dead Terms

3. whimsical skeleton figures that represent death.
4. a doughnut shaped bread, glazed with pink-colored sugar and placed on the altar.
6. a special confection used to fashion skulls, fruits and other figures.
10. colorful tissue paper with intricate, festive designs cut out.
12. the offering that family and/or friends prepare for their dead loved ones.
13. the souls of the children who have died; literally "little angels."
14. an offering; refers to the goods set out on the altars.
15. sugar skulls made for Día de los Muertos.
18. a scented resin used to make incense.
19. the ceremony that takes place in the cemetery, where hundreds of candles are lit to guide the souls to their altars.
20. songs and poems about the festival.
21. a thick sauce made from a variety of ingredients, including chiles, sesame seeds, herbs, spices, chocolate and fruit.

1. All Saints' Day.
2. a yellow marigold, the symbol of death, also known as cempasuchil or zempasuchitl.
3. a skull; also a slang term for "daredevil."
5. bread of the dead.
7. mask worn by dancers to scare the dead away at the end of the celebrations.
8. Famed Día de los Muertos artist José Guadalupe Posada's icon of death. Means "a wealthy woman" and it is said in a sarcastic manner.
9. an ancient drink made from cornmeal and water and flavored with various fruits.
11. Day of the Dead.
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17. decorated arch sometimes placed on the graves or on the altar de muertos.