Day of the Dead
Ms. Lyle's B and L3 Spanish 1 Classes Honor a Holiday
" THE DAY OF THE DEAD IS CELEBRATED MOSTLY IN MEXICO DURING THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER. FAMILIES BUILD ALTARS (OFRENDAS) TO THEIR LOVED ONES AS A CELEBRATION OF THEIR LOVED ONES LIFE HERE ON EARTH. THE GENERAL BELIEF IS THAT THE SOULS OF THE DEPARTED WILL VISIT THEIR FAMILIES ON NOV.1ST AND DEPART ON NOV. 2ND. IT IS NOT A SAD HOLIDAY, NOT IS IT HALLOWEEN. THIS CUSTOM DATES BACK TO THE AZTECS AND THE SPANIARDS WHO TRY AND CONVERT THEM TO CATHOLICISM. NOWADAYS, MANY AREAS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THIS HOLIDAY DUE LARGELY TO THE INFLUENCE OF MEXICAN-AMERICANS COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. MY CLASSES STUDIED THE HOLIDAY, DID A WEB QUEST, WROTE A SHORT PAPER AND THE CULMINATING ACTIVITY WAS TO BUILD AN ALTAR FOR A FAMOUS SPANISH PERSON." Ms. Lyle
