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culture spanish unit
Term | Definition |
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huichol indians | mexican, indigeneous people who live in mountains, isolated. |
beliefs of huichol indians | moons, suns, trees, mountains, oceans, spirals, labryinth, jaguars, butterflies |
day of the dead/dia de los muertos | most popular holiday in mexico, aztecs celebrated, |
mictecacihuatl | aztec goddess of the dead |
nahuatl | aztec language |
ofrenda | altar |
ofrenda items | skeletons, flowers, food, calavara de azucar, velas |
velas | candles |
cempasuchil | orange flower |
mano de leon | purple flower |
nube | tiny white flower |
pon de muerto | bread of the dead |
atole | milky drink with corn |
champurrado | chocolate and cinnamon drink |
retrato | framed picture |
cementario | cemetary |
calavera | skull |
catarina | symbol of the dead |
date of day of the dead | sunrise november 1- sunrise november 2 |
calacas | skeleton figure |
calavera de azucar | candy skull |
Chicunamictlán | the land of the dead; 9 levels |
Mictlan | final level the dead ancestors reach |
copal | burns inscents from Copal tree to attract dead |
jose posada | created catarina |