Food at day of the dead One of the most popular day of the dead
foods is a Pan de Muertos. A Pan de Muertos is bread that people
eat on day of the dead and has bits of bread to make it look like
hands on the outside with colored sugar all over it.
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Day of the dead Decorations Sugar skulls are one of the
decorations for day of the dead you decorate them however you want
with icing. Also, people decorate with painted skulls, little
skeletons with colorful paint. The most common decorations are
skulls and skeletons that are painted with lots of different
colors.
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What is the day of the dead Day of the dead is a celebration
for the dead people and their spirits come back to their family for
24 hours. It makes the spirits happy to come back and remember what
life is like. Day of the dead was originally invented in the 16 th
century in Mexico. When the people are in the graveyard they put
yellow or orange marigolds down on the grave. The first celebration
was in the summer but now it is on Nov.1or2. When the souls come
down to earth to see their family the children souls come down
first and then the adult souls come after the children.
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Thanks for watching! We got our info from a day of the dead
book the authours are Kitty Williams and Stevie Mack