¡Esquéletos festivos!

The 8th graders finished their día de los muertos skeletons and they look fantastic! We voted on the best skeletons from each class and the most festive and creative skeletons. Which are your favorites?

3rd period

5th period

6th period Great job, 8th graders!!

el día de los muertos

This week, many people in Mexico, Honduras & Guatemala celebrated el día de los muertos, the Day of the Dead. This holiday is hundreds of years old and began with the indigenous people of Mexico (the people who lived there before Columbus arrived). The people celebrated a day to honor the memory of their loved ones who had died and people who celebrate spend weeks preparing for this holiday.

The 7th graders learned more about this holiday and saw a día de los muertos celebration in Oaxaca, Mexico. They learned about ofrendas (altars), cempazuchitl (marigold flowers-"The flower of the dead"), velas (candles), calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls) and chapulines (fried grasshoppers!).

The 8th graders were already familiar with this holiday and they are making skeletons to decorate our classroom. The skeletons are colorful and festive, not like the scary skeletons that Americans use for Halloween. Visit our blog next week for pictures of their finished products!