Day of the Dead is celebrated widely in Mexico and is a time of celebration and remembrance of loved ones who have passed away. This holiday is not meant to be spooky or scary (as it is associated with Halloween but is actually very different) but a happy and joyous time! Families will clean and decorate cemeteries, cook the food that their loved one liked when they were alive, build altars in their home to celebrate those people, have street fairs and parties, as well as sit up in the decorated cemeteries all night to sing and tell stories of their relatives.
At the high school we did two different lessons. My 2D class created a stencil that was inspired by Day of the Dead sugar skulls. My 3D class created plaster masks that they painted and decorated in the Day of the Dead sugar skull style.
At the high school we did two different lessons. My 2D class created a stencil that was inspired by Day of the Dead sugar skulls. My 3D class created plaster masks that they painted and decorated in the Day of the Dead sugar skull style.