What Is Day of the Dead? (Día de los Muertos) | For Kids | Learn English Vocabulary

What is Day of the Dead? Where does it come from? Is it the same as Halloween? (It is not!) This is a slow, clear video for children who are learning English. Our mascot explains Día de los Muertos, the Mexican holiday on 1 and 2 November when many families remember loved ones who have died. We look at the altar (ofrenda) with its photos, candles, food and sweet bread (pan de muerto), the orange marigolds and petal paths, monarch butterflies, paper banners (papel picado), colourful sugar skulls (calaveras) and face paint, and a night of flowers, stories and music at the cemetery. Every new word has a picture, the spelling on screen, a slow clear model and an example sentence. Children say a Spanish word at 1:50, play a memory game at 4:31, and answer a question at 5:21. 13 words to learn: family, remember, altar, photo, candle, bread, marigold, butterfly, banner, sugar skull, skeleton, face paint, guitar Spanish words you will hear: Día de los Muertos, ofrenda, pan de muerto, papel picado, calavera Chapters: 0:00 Hello! What is Day of the Dead? 0:20 Where and when? Mexico, 1 and 2 November 0:54 Long, long ago 1:18 Is it the same as Halloween? 1:32 The altar (ofrenda): photos, candles, food and bread 2:35 Marigolds, monarch butterflies and paper banners 3:29 Sugar skulls, skeletons and face paint 4:05 A night at the cemetery: flowers, stories and music 4:31 Can you remember? (word game) 5:10 Your turn: My favourite food is ... For teachers and parents: beginner to lower-intermediate, ages 6 to 10. British English (colour, favourite). The narration describes what families do and keeps to simple, widely accepted history. For many families the holiday also has a spiritual meaning: they welcome the souls of loved ones home. The video leaves beliefs for families and teachers to talk about in their own way. It says plainly that the people being remembered "have died", and that the day can hold a little sadness as well as love and colour. Customs differ from family to family and region to region, and not every family keeps the holiday. Speaking practice after the video: "My favourite food is ...", "I remember ...", "This is a photo of my ...". Watch next: What is Halloween?    • Halloween for Kids: The Story of Halloween...   TevESL makes songs and videos that help children learn English. Subscribe and learn with us! #DayOfTheDead #DiaDeLosMuertos #LearnEnglish