El día de los muertos

Spanish students are learning about el Día de los Muertos, day of the dead, which is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd in central and southern Mexico. Students bring in artifacts and pictures of their loved ones who have passed and contribute to the altar, la ofrenda, set up in the classroom. Also on the altar is pan de muerto, bread of the dead, and el mole, a spiced chocolate sauce typically eaten with chicken or turkey. Students also learned that some people celebrating Día de los Muertos eat los chapulines, grasshoppers, and calaveras de azúcar, sugar skulls. Students also learned that instead of mourning their loved ones, Mexicans celebrate their life. They believe that when someone dies, they are just beginning their next stage of life.
--kata y rocío

^^ This is the altar set up in our classroom.