Day of the Dead in the USA, Second Edition

Author: Regina M Marchi
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1978821638
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description
Examines how Day of the Dead celebrations among America's Latino communities have changed throughout history, discussing how the traditional celebration has been influenced by mass media, consumer culture, and globalization.

The Days of the Dead

Author: John Greenleigh
Publisher: Pomegranate
ISBN: 0764906194
Category : All Souls' Day
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
The Days of the Dead offers a remarkable journey within Mexico's traditional holiday honoring departed ancestors, friends, and family. Each aspect of the multiday festival is carefully explored, from the journey to the cemeteries to spruce up neglected gravesites to the lively marketplace selling breads and candies in the shapes of skulls and skeletons and finally, the peaceful vigil as friends and families crowd the cemeteries to await the arrival of their loved ones through the long night. San Francisco-based photographer John Greenleigh traveled to small towns in Mexico in four different years to document this extraordinary festival. Accompanied by evocative text by cultural scholar Rosalind Rosoff Beimler, the pictures speak eloquently to a ritual that is at once mocking and respectful of death -- and ultimately affirming of human life.

Celebrating Day of the Dead!

Author: Marisa Orgullo
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1538342146
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
Day of the Dead is a very important holiday in Latin America. It is sometimes incorrectly thought of as a morbid holiday, or a Mexican version of Halloween. While the word "dead" or "muertos" is in the name, this holiday is the way that the people of Mexico honor the lives of ancestors, celebrate the joy of life, and connect with their Mexican heritage. Young readers will enjoy the amazing, colorful photographs of the Day of the Dead celebration, and a supportive glossary helps expand their vocabularies along with their cultural awareness.

Day of the Dead Activity Book

Author: Karl Jones
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0843173009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Day of the Dead or Día de Los Muertos is a vibrant fall holiday celebrated through the United States, Mexico and central America. In this award-winning activity book, readers explore an illustrated world illuminating the traditions and history of Day of the Dead through a series of mazes, puzzles and activities, using press out forms to create shrines and masks which can be decorated with the stickers included in the book, preparing readers young and old for this vibrant cultural celebration.

Day of the Dead

Author: Shawn D. Haley
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1782386084
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
The Day of the Dead is the most important annual celebration in Oaxaca, Mexico. Skillfully combining textual information and photographic imagery, this book begins with a discussion of the people of Oaxaca, their way of life, and their way of looking at the world. It then takes the reader through the celebration from the preparations that can begin months in advance through to the private gatherings in homes and finally to the cemetery where the villagers celebrate together — both the living and the dead. The voices in the book are of those people who have participated in the Day of the Dead for as long as they can remember. There are no ghosts here. Only the souls of loved ones who have gone to the Village of the Dead and who are allowed to return once a year to be with their family. Very readable and beautifully illustrated, this book provides an extensive discussion of the people of Oaxaca, their way of life and their beliefs, which make the Day of the Dead logical and easily comprehensible.

Dining with the Dead

Author: Mariana Nuno Ruiz McEnroe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940322384
Category : All Souls' Day
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Dining with the Dead is an unforgettable cultural and culinary odyssey. Traditional, celebratory Mexican food is the soul of this one-of-a-kind cookbook. Make tamales, pozoles, pan de muerto, and many other festive, iconic dishes. Learn about altars, sugar skulls, and decorations. Unlock the essence of chiles, make scratch tortillas, and perfect the king of the moles. Highlights:? 112+ delicious recipes? 540+ beautiful and mouthwatering photos? 8 x 10-inch hardcover? Ingredients and how to find them and treat them? Numbered instructions? Photographic step-by-step instructions? Homemade foods, created from scratch? Crafting instructions included as well? Learn the origins of Día de Muertos? Learn about altars and ofrendas (offerings)? Venture into the night vigil at the cemetery in Mexico

The Day of the Dead

Author: Jean Moss
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486480267
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Presents a collection of historical engravings depicting costumed skeletons representing the Mexican celebration of of Dia de los Muertos.

Dia de Los Muertos

Author: Roseanne Greenfield Thong
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780807515778
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Celebrate life, family, and friends with the rich traditions of this special day!

Day of the Dead

Author: Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Describes the activities associated with the Mexican holiday known as the Day of the Dead.

Day of the Dead

Author: Linda Lowery
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 9780876149140
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Introduces the holiday, Day of the Dead, or Dâia de los Muertos, and describes how it is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States.