El Dia de los Muertos

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  1. 3. Paper cut into skull shapes.
  2. 4. Something put into a ceramic pot and burned.
  3. 5. A collection of loved ones favorite ______ is sometimes set out.
  4. 7. What ofrenda means.
  5. 8. The month El Dia de los Muertos is celebrated.
  6. 10. A sugary treat shaped like a human skull.
  7. 12. The type of flowers used to guide the dead from the cememtary.
  8. 15. What El Dia de los Muertos is about.
  9. 16. A special loaf of sweet bread.
  10. 17. What El Dia de los Muertos is not.
  11. 18. What people build to hold photos of dead friends or family members.
  12. 19. a type of food: steamed cornmeal, stuffed with meat of vegetables, wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves.
  13. 21. marigold in Nahuatl.
  14. 22. Number of days this holiday is celebrated
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  1. 1. Used to light the way for the dead to find their families.
  2. 2. The major country that celebrates El Dia de los Muertos.
  3. 3. According to Maria Duque, death is just a ______ to what's next.
  4. 6. What the Aztecs spoke.
  5. 9. According to tradition, all the food stays _______ by the living.
  6. 11. This holiday was born from these two cultures/religions.
  7. 13. What does El Dia de los Muertos mean in English?
  8. 14. Many families come here to celebrate their loved ones.
  9. 20. The ancient group native to Central Mexico.