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.

Celebrating Day of the Dead!

Author: Marisa Orgullo
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 153834212X
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

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.

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.

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 - Día de Los Muertos

Author: Marisa Boan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Day of the Dead - El Día de Muertos is a holiday for celebrating the lives of departed family and friends. Altars are decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds. Breads and sweets are ready to eat. After there will be music, dancing and parades! Learn all about the traditions of Day of the Dead - Día de los Muertos with this bilingual book which highlights the customs and traditions of this festive holiday. The festivities are described in brief, easy to read text, presented in both Spanish and English. Come join in these joyful and vibrant festivities that are a tradition in Mexico, the United States, and throughout Latin America. Continue the celebration with 10 bonus pages for children to color on their own!

Clatter Bash!

Author: Richard Keep
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1561454613
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Get ready for a colorfully entertaining Day of the Dead celebration! Graveyard skeletons shake, rattle, and roll as a Mexican family marks the annual Day of the Dead holiday. At dusk on the holiday known as Day of the Dead, a Mexican family has set out fiesta offerings in the graveyard in hopes that departed loved ones may return to visit. The playful skeletons rise from their graves to celebrate with gusto. All night long, they sing, dance, dine, tell stories, and play games. As morning approaches, they give thanks to the stars for their night of fun, tidy up after themselves, and leave no trace of their "clatter bash" behind as they return to their coffins until next year's Day of the Dead. Author-illustrator Richard Keep's rollicking rhyme―sprinkled with Spanish words―captures the bone-rattling sounds and fun of the evening. An illustrated afterword gives information about the customs associated with el Día de los Muertos, a Mexican celebration of honoring relatives who have passed on.