2. By Liz Moll and Austin Wager

3.  Mexican Holiday celebrated to honor deceased relatives  Families gather for parties to celebrate  It is a ritual and cultural characteristic

4.  Native Mexicans practiced this as a ritual  Practiced for over 3,000 years  Originally celebrated for an entire month  Now celebrated on November 1 st and 2 nd of each year

5.  Celebrated yearly to honor those who have died  During the ritual, those believed that the dead came back to life  This day is celebrated to symbolize death and rebirth

6.  Grave sites are decorated based off of the deceased’s interests  Favorite foods are prepared for parties  Faces are painted and costumes are worn  Skulls are used as trophies  “It is celebrated different depending on where you go” - Christina Gonzalez

7.  Mexico  Parts of Central America  And some parts of the United States (AZ, NM)

8.  Halloween! Although Day of the Dead has remained much more traditional, both center its main focus around death Day of the Dead Video

9.  http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/article s/dead-history.html http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/article s/dead-history.html  http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1163533/ day_of_the_dead/ http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1163533/ day_of_the_dead/