Hispanic Heritage Month El Dia de Los Muertos: A Celebration of Family
A three-day festival:
October 31, November 1, and November 2.
A time for families to honor,
to remember, and
to celebrate
their loved ones who have died
with memories and mementos.
Tidy the grave in the cemetery.
Place candles everywhere.
Decorate the path with marigold petals.
Wear skeleton costumes.
Feast on sugar candy skulls.
Picnic. Sing. Dance.
As night falls, fireworks dazzle with jeweled patterns.
Laughter echoes throughout the graveyard.
Most importantly, stories of ancestors are shared.
As stories are told and retold, family bonds strengthen.
The power of remembering.
The legacy of family, generation after generation.
In Memory of Larry Halek
Larry----
A blue-eyed, blonde man
Fiercely proud of his Polish heritage.
A man of many talents:
Mathematical wizard,
Almost-scratch golfer,
Writer of love songs to “Brownie,”
Dancing feet.
My dad.
El Dia de Los Muertos Unit Plan @TheKaleidoscopeOfLearning (TeachersPayTeachers)
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