This detailed coloring page will allow students to recognize and understand the many traditions and legends associated with the Day of the Dead. The students will be exposed to a typical Ofrenda, complete with paper banners, candles, Marigolds, a picture of the deceased, fruits and vegetables, juice, a pumpkin dish, sugar skulls, sweet bread, and a pumpkin.

These Day of the Dead ofrenda coloring pages, made by students at the Escuela de la Ciudad de Curernavaca in Morelos, Mexico, inspired this project.

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This project can be downloaded in one of two file types:

• dayOfTheDeadColor.pdf

• dayOfTheDeadColor.doc

Find more information about The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) :

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• Halloween/Day of the Dead (Grade 4)
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• The Day of the Dead (Grades 9-12)
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