culture spanish unit Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| 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 |
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