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Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a time to happily remember our friends, family and pets who
have died.
WE ALL FEAR DEATH,
but this holiday also reminds us to accept that death
is part of life,and to appreciate
what it means to be alive.
Decorating skulls with colorful, symmetrical
designs is one art activity.
Decorated sweets (sugar skulls) is one of the
traditional foods made and displayed
for the deceased.
People also build community displays, or altars, to remember their loved ones.
Altars are displays of photos, flowers, food, arts and crafts, candles, & other symbolic
objects.
We are going to make an Altar or Display for Dia de Los Muertos. We will make the symbolic objects out of
various art materials. Decorated skulls, marigold flowers (whose strong color and fragrance guide the spirits), Monarch butterflies (migrating now, they
carry the souls), paper banners and candles which flutter in the breeze