© Express Publishing PRINTABLE 1 Complete the text with the words below. 3 ICT Collect information about other traditions on Dia de los Muertos and prepare a presentation. 2 Put the instructions (A-E) into the correct order. • chocolate • bread • special • skulls • dead Dia de los Muertos or ‘Day of the Dead’ is a 1) ______________ day that people in Mexico celebrate. It takes place on 1st and 2nd November every year. People believe that on this day, the 2) ____________ come back to visit their families and friends. People dress up, hold parties and also prepare an ofrenda - a special table for the dead. On the ofrenda, they put photographs, decorations like sugar 3) ____________ and flowers, food and drinks. People also like to make pan de muerto on this day. This is a special type of sweet 4) ____________ with spices Mexicans eat with a cup of delicious Mexican hot 5) ____________ or coffee. Sugar skulls are a type of decoration that people put on their ofrenda to remember a person who died. Some people also give them to others as a special gift. (makes 4 medium 3D skulls) A Then, use a little royal icing to stick the two dried halves of the sugar skull together. B First, mix the sugar and meringue powder with water. C After the sugar mixture is dry, remove it from the two moulds carefully. D Then, press the white sugar mixture into the two halves of the skull mould. E Finally, decorate your sugar skulls with royal icing, foil and glitter. You can add a name, too. You need: • 6 cups white sugar • 1/4 cup meringue powder • 1/3 cup water • skull moulds • royal icing in different colours • colourful foil/glitter (optional) © Express Publishing PRINTABLE