1. El Dia de los Muertos
(Day of the Dead)
Malaeshia Love
4/9/13
3rd block

2. Location
Mexico

3. Population
Mexico’s population is estimated to be 112,336,538 people.
Many Mexicans and Mexican- Americans celebrate
The Day of the Dead.

4. Day of the Dead
The Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated in Mexico. Day of the
Dead is celebrated by Mexicans and Mexican- Americans. This
holiday celebrates dead ancestors on the first and second day
of November. Civilizations such as the Aztecs and Mayans
were thought to have celebrated this holiday.

5. Beliefs
People relate the Day of the Dead to Halloween in America.
Halloween is a holiday that Americans fear the dead,
but in Mexico the Day of the Dead is a holiday to
celebrate the dead and not fear it. On this holiday,
Mexicans go to the cemeteries that their families were
buried to fix and decorate the area.

6. Sugar Skulls
During the celebration of The Day of the Dead, the
people of Mexico like to make sugar skulls. Sugar skulls
are decorations that are made to make the festivals
more exciting. Though sugar skulls are made for
decorations, they can also be eaten.

8. Day of the Dead