Day+of+the+Dead

“ Don't take anything lying down - even death!" –Mexican saying > Let's chat! 1. Students will be able to discuss the Mexican Festival **El Día de los Muertos** and its significance in culture. 2. Students will be able to sculpt 3-D forms of figurines (calaveras) as a part of the festival.
 * El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) **
 * The celebration takes place on November 1st and 2nd, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saint's Day(November 1) and All Souls Day(November 2).
 * It is believed that the spirit of the dead visit their families on October 31 and leave on November 2
 * Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts
 * Lesson Objective:**

Traditional folk festival combining Catholic beliefs brought by Europeans and indigenous beliefs of Indians (Aztec/Mayan)
 * Essential Question:**
 * 1) Why do they celebrate Day of the Dead in Mexico?


 * What’s the purpose? ** To be more worldly, to understand art has many functions (folk)


 * Vocabulary- ** 3-D, form, culture, El Día de los Muertos , folk, gesso, Catholic, indigenous, Aztec, Mayan, traditional, broadsides, Posada, balance, movement

**SCHEDULE**

Why do Mexican people celebrate Day of the Dead? How do we remember our dead in America? How do you feel about remembering the dead this way? Why does it matter to know about what another culture believes?
 * Higher blooms questions**-

 

