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| a special confection used to fashion skulls, fruits and other figures |
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| the offering that family and/or friends prepare for their dead loved ones |
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| the souls of the children that have died; literally "little angels" |
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| decorated arch sometimes placed on the graves or on the altar de muertos |
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| an ancient drink made from corn meal and water and flavored with various fruits |
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| whimsical skeleton figures that represent death |
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| a skull; also a slang term for "daredevil" |
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| songs and poems about the festival |
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| sugar skulls made for the dia de los muertos |
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| mask worn by dancers to scare the dead away at the end of the celebrations |
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| famed dia de los muertos artist jose guadalupe posada's icon of death. Catrina means "a wealthy woman" and it is said in a sarcastic manner |
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| a yellow marigold, the symbol of death, also known as cempasuchil or zempasuchitl |
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| a scented resin used to make incense |
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| a doughnut shaped bread, glazed with pink-colored sugar and placed on the altar |
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| the ceremony that takes place in the cemetary, where hundreds of candles are lit to guide the souls to their altars |
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| a thick sauce made from a variety of ingreients, including chilis, sesame seeds, herbs, spices, chocolate and fruit |
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| an offering; refers to the goods set out on the altars |
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| colorful tissue paper with inticate, festive designs cut out |
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