Modulo 7, semana 2 Tell me...

Module 7 My life in another

language.     

Week 2 Unit II.Questions            Integrative activity  

“Tell me…”

Student: Diana Lisset    Teacher: Paulina 

Group: M7C3G12087                 Date: Friday, March 9, 2018.

Day of the dead

1.  How did you celebrate the Day of the Dead in your family 30 years ago?

My parents put an altar for their dead and it was the day we remembered all our relatives who left.

2.  Did they make offerings in their homes or in the pantheon?

We made an offering at home and in the cemetery over the tombs.

3.  In the village of Mixquic, have you always celebrated the dead?

When I was a child, my grandparents told me that celebrating this ancestral cult of the deceased is of pre-Hispanic origin.

4.  Did you like to see the candles lit when you were a child?

Yes, I liked it a lot because you can accept different smells, like incense, flowers and food.

5.  Did they put photographs on their altars of the dead?

In my house, my parents put the photography of my grandparents and some relatives who had a picture.

6.  Did you put something or food in the offering for someone special?

Yes, I put a plate of Mole for my grandmother and a bottle of tequila for my grandfather.

7.  Did you go to the cemetery with your family on the Day of the Dead when you were young?

Yes, on November 2 we went almost at nightfall, to stay all night praying, singing and listening to the chimes of the church until dawn.

Questions asked to Mr. _____________ ___ years old.