...One tradition of el día los muertos is to go by your loved ones grave and decorate their graves with flowers, sugar skulls and crosses then they begin to light candles, pray to them, and celebrate life on earth by making foods such as bread and sweets and other favorite foods. A second tradition for el día los muertos are sugar skulls (calavera azucar) adults and kids make these teach them that death while saddening is also a positive part of life. The sugar skulls are made out of egg white, corn syrup, vanilla, cornstarch, and sugar. These treats can be decorated with food coloring, sprinkles and icing III. Other Spanish speaking countries celebrate el día los muertos such as: Mexico Spain Central America IV. Skulls...
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...What do sugar skulls, marigolds and monarch butterflies have in common? Just like pumpkins, witches, and black cats are symbols of Halloween, these objects are associated with a different holiday called the Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, particularly in the Central and South regions, and by the people of the Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. The Day of the Dead is becoming very popular in the United States. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family members and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and to help support their spiritual journey. The Day of the Dead is a two day celebration. The Day of the Dead occurred on November 1st and...
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...Halloween vs. Day of the Dead Amy Barrows Com/170 10/31/2012 Margaret Munger Similar traditions are held between the Day of the Dead and Halloween, yet they have very different origins. They both started out as their own separate festivals/celebrations but over time they gained either Catholic or Christian tendencies. Which only served to make them even more similar, leading confusion for many Americans now a days. Most people know of the similarities but do not know of the origins of either! Even most Americans who celebrate Halloween do not know of it is origins! Day of the dead was a celebration to celebrate the Aztec goddess Mictecacihuatl, Lady of the dead. They celebrated for about a month long in their calendar what all know as August. They had all the same traditions as they do now but back then the altars/shrines they made were at the graves themselves to bring the family/descend person back to the land of the living. Aztecs would spread the flor de muertos (flower of the dead) from the grave sites to their homes. A way of leading the lost souls to their families and loved ones. Aztecs would even make foods and treats with the deceased name on the calaveras de azucar (skull of sugar). This all went on for many centuries until the Spaniards came and influenced their religion with more Catholic ties. Example being they changed the month-long celebration to be only two days coinciding with November 1, All saints day and November 2...
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...on two days November the first and second. The origins took place in a South America by the Aztecs 2,500-3,000 years ago. They use a flower called cempasúchitl that is yellow (like the sun people say) to honor the dead. Dia de los muretos was originated in Mexico about 3,000 years ago by the native people who were living there before the Spanish people came. It belief was pass down to other cutlers such as the Toltecs, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec and Aztecs. People prepare for dia de los mertos in a week advance when they make statues to celebrate their dead love ones, objects like masked and costumes, and sweets for example sugar skull. Dia de los mertos are celebrated on November 1st and 2nd . On the first day which is called all saints day is when they remember the children who passed away by putting toys and colorful object on their graves. On the second they remember the adults who passed...
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...Calaveras, or sugar skulls, are an important aspect of Dia de los muertos. They have a long history with the holiday, and are growing constantly in popularity. The original meaning of these calaveras is important to Mexican history. They represent what the holiday stands for. Calaveras were originally brought to Mexico by Italian missionaries in the 1800s. They were mixed into the holiday like many other aspects of it. The decorating of these skulls became a tradition to go with the days of dia de los muertos. Later when the Spanish took over however, they tried to erase sugar skulls from the culture as well as the entire holiday of dia de los muertos. But the calaveras made it through, and are still around today, even after all the religion-mixing....
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...For many people, the holiday Día de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, could be described as another version of Halloween. Yes, there are masks, candy, food, and face painting, but this isn’t the sole point of the holiday. After visiting the Day of the Dead festival at Missouri State University, I quickly discovered that this sacred holiday is more about the coming together of family and friends to pray for and remember others who have passed on. Prior to Spanish colonization in the 16th century, the celebration took place at the beginning of summer. Gradually it was associated with October 31, November 1 and November 2 to coincide with the Western Christian triduum of All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day. Some of the...
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...muertos is when you take two days to remember and celebrate the dead. On day one you make alters for the children who die and you also set them their favorite food out like they are there. For the adults who died they do the same thing but on the day after. When they create altars they are creating a thing to remember them. One of those things that are on the altar is the pictures that they use to remember the family members and their friends. Another item they put on the altar is pan de muerto which is bread they only make on the day of the dead. One more of the traditions that that do on the day of the dead are they like to tell stories about their love ones. They like to tell funny stories and stories that can provide good remembrance of them on that day. Some of the stories are something they do or what they did. Two of the countries that celebrate it are Mexico and Spain....
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...DAY OF THE DEAD (DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS) Title: What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)? [Lead-in] Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is a holiday originally celebrated in the southern and central parts of Mexico, and increasingly observed in the United States. It combines Aztec rituals that honor deceased relatives with the Catholic celebrations of All Saints’ Day and All Souls Day. It is said that at midnight on October 31, heaven opens its gates open and the spirits of those who have passed can return for a day to visit their loved ones. The holiday is really two days: November 1, Dia de los Inocentes (or Angelitos, meaning little angels), honors children who have died. November 2, Día de los Muertos, celebrates the memories of deceased adults....
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...Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, the author goes into great detail of the traditions of Umuofia. Many of these traditions may seem strange to today’s society, while people can also relate many other Umuofian traditions to their own. Although the Ibo people have altered ideas about the fate of children, the egwugwu and the Week of Peace are in some ways similar to modern religious and cultural practices. The Umuofians have customs that are similar to some of today’s western cultures. Throughout the land of Umuofia, it is believed that, “Now and again an ancestral spirit or egwugwu appeared from the underworld, speaking in a tremulous, unearthly voice and completely covered in raffia,” (Achebe 121). The egwugwus consist of masqueraders who impersonate ancestral spirits of the village, and in this way they honor the people of their clan who have died. This is similar to the Day of the Dead in the Mexican culture. This day includes the creation of private altars to honor the deceased. On the altars people set out sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the ancestor they are honoring. To the Ibo people, the egwugwu are the spirits of people who have passed; to people of Mexican culture, the Day of the Dead is symbolizing their ancestors. Both of these cultures focus on bringing their deceased back to life, and honoring them as if they were still among those living. Although some traditions that the Ibo practice may seem atypical, they have many that can be related...
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...Questions g-i G. The calaca is a skeleton, they are frequently seen with marigold flowers and foliage. The calacas are used in the “Day of the Dead” festival, They are on carved masks that are worn by the revealers. In Guatemala the calaca is known as death. The calaca is seen in various movies, a few examples are “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, “The Corpse Bride”, and “Coraline”. With the Mexican’s aztec background, the calaca has an aztec design on it.They are often shown wearing festive clothing, dancing, and playing musical instruments to indicate a happy afterlife. This draws on the Mexican belief that no dead soul likes to be thought of sadly, and that death should be a joyous occasion. This goes back to Aztec beliefs, one of the few traditions to remain after the Spanish conquest....
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...Dia de los Muertos is celebrated each year from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 it’s a Mexican tradition in which families and friends come together to remember those who have passed away, because Dia De los muertos, has become such a growing tradition here in the states, mainly in areas with high number of Latinos I decide to focus my study on how Dia de de los Muertos is celebrated here, in Los Angeles. Olvera street, located in N. Alameda st, one of the oldest parts of downtown Los Angeles, is home to many Mexican holiday celebration, for that reason I decide to practice my ethnography there. Olvera Street is a Mexican cultural shopping destination for locals and tourist and for many years it’s also become a center destination for many Mexican holiday celebrations like the Dia de Los muertos. The Dia de Los muertos celebrations at Olvera Street began from October 25 though Nov 2. I visit the event on four different occasions; I specifically chose days in which different activities/events were taking place. Each day I attend I participated and spoke with several different people, among them were: event coordinators, ritual practices, merchants, and families. One woman, a local olvera street vendor, whom I had most of my conversations with, became my key research assistant. NOTE: for the sake of...
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...sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to a (mostly idle) "threat" to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In some parts of Scotland children still go guising. In this custom the child performs some sort of trick, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, to earn their treats. The practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays dates back to the Middle Ages and includes Christmas wassailing. Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of souling, when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls' Day (November 2). It originated in Ireland and Britain,[14] although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as Italy.[15] Shakespeare mentions the practice in his comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1593), when Speed accuses his master of "puling [whimpering or whining] like a beggar at Hallowmas."[16] In Scotland and Ireland, Guising — children disguised in costume going from door to door for food or coins — is a traditional Halloween custom, and is recorded in Scotland at Halloween in 1895 where masqueraders in disguise carrying lanterns made out of scooped out turnips, visit homes to be rewarded with cakes, fruit and money.[8] The practice of Guising at Halloween in North America is first recorded in 1911, where a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario reported children...
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...Western Governors University FDT4 – Task 2 Hispanics Food Traditions Celebrations Corn Language Mexico Independence Day Tortillas Religion Catholic Cinco De Mayo Beans/Rice Pinata Day of the Dead Asians Food Traditions Celebrations Chicken, Duck, Fish, Fresh vegetables Language Chinese New Years Noodles Religion Buddhism Lantern Festival Rice Tea Ching Ming Festival FDT4 Task 2 D. Kentucky Subcultures It takes a great deal of patience and understanding to be a teacher in a culturally mixed environment. The educational environment that I plan to teach in consists of cultures made up of Asians and Hispanics. I wish to better understand these two cultures so that I can understand the differences and provide a teaching environment that will be valuable in my classroom. In order to accomplish this, I have researched the foods, traditions and celebrations of two Kentucky subcultures, which are Asians and Hispanics. In the state of Kentucky, according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2011, Hispanics make up 138,563 of the total population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2011, Asians make up 52,201 of the total population. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 a) E. Hispanic Culture - Foods Hispanics are well known for starting and overseeing authentic Mexican restaurants. The love of Mexican foods by the majority of Americans has kept the Hispanics in business for many years. Corn is the main base in foods of most...
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...love or bond with any materialistic items. As stated by the School of St. Anthony itself, “while we have five campuses the Milwaukee’s Historic South Side, St. Anthony School is more than bricks and mortar: we are a family” (St. Anthony) Every student of St. Anthony School is important and valued just like every family member is the students own family. A family sense of environment is essential to the mission of St. Anthony School. There are two main foundational pillar incorporated at St. Anthony school, they are, faith formation and educational excellence (St. Anthony). There are four main personal core value goals that this school infuses into their graduates. The first one is graduate as a person of faith grounded in the beliefs and traditions of the catholic church (St. Anthony). St. Anthony is a Catholic school and the students do not hide their faith. In Mrs. Mueller’s classroom, especially she always tries to incorporate student’s religion into her instruction. For example, during the social studies unit on the Netherlands Mrs. Mueller had a group discussion with her students about the different religions that are seen in the Dutch culture and connected to the bigger picture of believers in Christ. The second core value is to graduate with the knowledge of an effective communicator able to articulate thoughts and ideas to a wide and diverse community (St. Anthony). Students are taught that they live in a diverse world and every culture has their own custom and beliefs....
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...IGOROTS * Home * IGOROT SONGS * IGOROT DANCE * IGOROT TRADITIONS * MONEY ON THE MOUNTAIN IGOROT TRADITIONS IGOROT TRADITIONS When we talk about Igorot identity and culture, we also have to consider the time. My point is that: what I am going to share in this article concerning the Igorot culture might not be the same practiced by the Igorots of today. It has made variations by the passing of time, which is also normally happening to many other cultures, but the main core of respect and reverence to ancestors and to those who had just passed is still there. The Igorot culture that I like to share is about our practices and beliefs during the "time of Death". Death is part of the cycle of life. Igorots practice this part of life cycle with a great meaning and importance. Before the advent of Christianity in the Igorotlandia, the Igorots or the people of the Cordilleran region in the Philippines were animist or pagans. Our reverence or the importance of giving honor to our ancestors is a part of our daily activities. We consider our ancestors still to be with us, only that they exist in another world or dimension. Whenever we have some special feasts (e.g., occasions during death, wedding, family gathering, etc.), when we undertake something special (like going somewhere to look for a job or during thanksgiving), we perform some special offer. We call this "Menpalti/ Menkanyaw", an act of butchering and offering animals. During these times we call them...
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