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