PART A

1A. What did the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) do in 2008?

1B. Da de los Muertos, as we know today, it is a mash-up of which cultures?

1C. What is the purpose of an ofrenda? Explain in your own words.

1D. Calavera means skull in Spanish, but what does the phrase todos somos calaveras mean and who came up with this concept?

1E. Name at lease 2 of the traditional foods consumed during the Day of the Dead festivities and describe what they are. Have you ever tried any of them?

1F. Why do you think people dress up as la calavera Catrina?

1G. What is papel picado and what is it used for?

1H. Which of the three cities mentioned at the end of the article would you like to visit during this time of year? Why?