DIA DE LOS MUERTOS Vocabulario Bilingue

1. el alfeñique - is a confection

molded from sugar paste. The design and construction of these figures can vary from region to region. Today, alfeñique figures, especially calaveras, are widely created in Mexico for the Day of the Dead.–Source: Wikipedia

2. el altar – altar

3. los angelitos – little angels; the souls of the children who have died

4. el atole - a thick, corn based

beverage made in Mexico (and also in other Central American countries) that is served hot, warm or room temperature, at any time of the day. Although atole is one of the traditional drinks of the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead, it is very common during breakfast and dinnertime at any time of year. It is usually sold as street food. -Source: Cooks Info and Wikipedia

5. la calaca - a figure of a

human skull or skeleton

6. la calavera - skull 7. la calavera de azúcar – sugar skull

8. Las Calaveras (Literarias) - mischievous and humorous writings in the form of epitaphs, speaking of people as if they were deceased. -Source: Rocky Point 360

9. la careta – mask 10. La Catrina - Dapper Skeleton or

Elegant Skull is a character created by famous Mexican printmaker, cartoon illustrator and lithographer José Guadalupe Posada. The image depicts a female skeleton dressed only in a hat befitting the upper class outfit of a European of her time. She is offered as a satirical portrait of those Mexican natives who, Posada felt,

were aspiring to adopt European aristocratic traditions in the pre-revolutionary era. She in particular has become an icon of the Mexican Día de los Muertos. – Source: Wikipedia

11. el cementerio – cemetery

12. la comida - food

13. el copal - incense used on the altar

14. la cruz – cross

15. El Día de los Muertos – Day of the

Dead; November 2nd

16. El Día de los Santos – All Saints’ Day; November 1st

17. los dulces – candies

18. el espíritu – spirit

19. el esqueleto – skeleton

20. la fiesta – party

21. la flor de muertos – flower of the dead; the flower is cempasúchil or Mexican marigold

22. las flores – flowers

23. el mole - a Mexican sauce made from chili peppers, other spices, and chocolate

24. noviembre - November

25. la ofrenda – offering

26. el pan de muerto – bread of the

dead is a type of sweet roll traditionally baked in Mexico during the weeks leading up to the Día de los Muertos. It is a sweetened, soft bread shaped like a bun, often decorated with bone-shaped phalanges pieces. Pan de muerto is eaten on Día de Muertos, at the gravesite or altar of the deceased. -Source: Wikipedia

27. el papel picado – perforated tissue paper

28. recordar - to remember

29. la tumba – tomb

30. las velas - candles