Monarch Migration and Día de los Muertos

Work Opportunities

School

Environment/Weather

To be with family

Food

Security

Mictlantecuhtli, “Lady of the Dead,” the Aztecs lord of the dead´s world.

Altars, Ofrendas

calacas - whimsical skeleton figures that represent death "the flower with 400 lives”

calaveritas de azúcar

golletes

pan de los muertos

Spring Fall

» Weather/Environmental Factors (Fewer hours of daylight, cooler temperatures, diminishing food supplies)

» Better habitat: The Ecosystem of Michocan is perfect for the monarchs. In addition, it provides them protection from snow and wind.

» For their families: Females leave when they are pregnant; Follow previous generations

Monarch Migration

Human Migration

“The mariposa magically remind all that life and death are cyclical, one forms the other. Just as butterflies are sure to return each year, families, friends and loved ones will meet again…”