Muestra del altar de día muertos, para la clase de inglés.

1. DAY OF THE DEAD
Teacher: Héctor González

2. Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is celebrated in
Mexico between October 31st and November 2nd.

3. It is a holiday in which families remember and honor
their deceased loved ones.
Lauro Aguirre´s coworkers in the Altar

4. Though it may sound gloomy or morbid, it's not.

5. It's a festive and colorful holiday

6. It's a festive and colorful holiday

7. La catrina
Juan Guadalupe posada

8. Celebrating and learning the day of the dead, a mexican
tradition

9. Families visit cemeteries, decorate the graves and
spend time there
in the presence of their deceased friends and
family members.

10. In Prehispanic times
the dead were buried
close to family homes

11. sometimes in a tomb underneath the house

12. and there was great emphasis on maintaining ties
with deceased ancestors

13. who were believed to continue to exist on a
different plane

15. With the arrival of the
Spaniards and
Catholicism, All Souls'
and All Saints' Day
practices were
incorporated into
Prehispanic beliefs and
customs and the holiday
as we know it today
came to be celebrated.

16. The belief behind Day
of the Dead practices
is that spirits return
to the Earth for one
day of the year to be
with their families.

17. It is said that the spirits of
babies and children who
have died (called angelitos,
"little angels") arrive on
October 31st at midnight

18. They spend an entire day with their families and
then leave. Adults come the following day.

20. Students learning about “Altars to Honor the Deceased”

21. 6th graders students

22. Teachers are reading and giving to them an explanation about «The
dead of the dead».

23. Mr. Guerrero the principal of this school monitoring the
video and behavior ot students.

24. The tecnitican and teacher in red participating
in the activities.

25. HAVE A NICE DAY!