this a summary of the teachers discovery video about dia de los muertos.
Flowers are meant as a sign that the dead are coming in the after life. Sugar skulls are brightly colored and decorated skull shaped candies. Paper cut outs featuring angels and skulls and skeletons is popular. Mole is a chocolate that is spiced. Grasshoppers are popular food. Alters are made to honor the dead, and include food, flowers, and are decorated with skulls, and skeletons. incense is burned to usher the loved ones to heaven. The graves of loved ones are cleaned up to look nice.
The celebrations include, painting the face like a sugar skull, music, costumes. All Saints Day is to honor the children who have died. The Day of the Dead is to celebrate the dead adults.