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Day of the Dead
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Día de los Muertos 
 This Day of the Dead site provides information on the foods, history, events, altars, and culture of the popular Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2. From The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/ Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region Last updated Oct 20, 2005 Food for the Ancestors
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program presenting a "culinary-history exploration of Days of the Dead [Dias de los Muertos]" as celebrated in Puebla, Mexico. The site includes a description of the holidays and their altars (ofrendas), the traditional art depicting skeletons (calaveras), and a few recipes including one for "Salsa de Gusanos de Maguey (Worm Sauce)" with a clip of someone eating it. Not for the squeamish. http://www.pbs.org/foodancestors/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Oct 20, 2003 Not Just Halloween: Festivals of the Dead From Around the World
This classroom feature "can be used as a framework for discussing with your students Festivals of the Dead in their manifestations across different cultures." It features discussion of and links to websites on Halloween's origins in the Celtic festival of the dead (Samhain), Japan's Festival of Lanterns (Obon), Mexico's Days of the Dead (Los Dias de los Muertos), and more. From EDSITEment, a website of the National Endowment for the Humanities. http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=116 Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 27, 2008 Reverent Remembrance: Honoring the Dead
Companion to an exhibit that "explore[s] the ancient Celtic roots of Halloween, the colorful Mexican Day of the Dead, mummification and other death rituals in ancient Egypt, Indonesian cliff burials, and modern American memorials, including those following the 9/11 tragedy." The site includes descriptions of activities and beliefs, exhibit handouts, and links to related sites. From the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/RR/ Topics: Death & Dying, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 16, 2006 |
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