CGI Student Academy Award Gold Medal Winner Short Film HD: "Dia De Los Muertos" from Whoo Kazoo

Ofrendas del Día de Muertos del México Prehispánico El Día de Muertos es –tal vez– la fiesta mexicana por excelencia porque es fruto de un sincretismo al igual que nuestra etnia. Esta celebración es la unión entre las creencias y prácticas de los pueblos mesoamericanos y las de los europeos católicos que arribaron al continente a finales del siglo XV. Así, ambas culturas aportaron de sí para dar origen a nuestro tradicional Día de Muertos. Por esta razón, es difícil hablar de un Día de Muertos exclusivamente prehispánico. Sin embargo, sabemos que los pueblos mesoamericanos rendían tributo a sus difuntos con altares llenos de artículos personales, piedras preciosas, instrumentos musicales, esculturas, braseros, incensarios, urnas y demás objetos que son referente directo de nuestras actuales ofrendas. Por tanto, nuestra pregunta es: ¿por qué comenzaron a realizar esta práctica?

A Single Life This ELT lesson plan is designed around a short film by Job, Joris & Marieke and the theme of stages of life. In the lesson students practise vocabulary related to the stages of life, discuss stages of life, watch a short film, and speak and write about it. Support Film English Day of the Dead vs Halloween Halloween (or All Hallows’ Eve) is celebrated on October 31 in several countries. It has its roots in pagan celebrations for the end of the harvest season, various festivals of the dead, and the Celtic Samhain festival. Day of the Dead (or Dia de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday, also celebrated in parts of Latin America and the U.S., to remember and pray for family and friends who have died. It is on November 1.

La Santa Cecilia - Calaverita Lyrics Si el corazón me acompaña Quiero invitar al tiempo Para que me abran las puertas Me arrulle en los recuerdos Esos que abrazan el alma Y abren el sentimiento Oh oh Cuando toco ese pañuelo Las penas se despiden Puedo abrazar a mi abuelo Pa que jamás se olvide Que hasta las nubes lo quiero Aunque en el cielo vive Oh Para el altar tengo flores Naranjas pa mi mezcal Todititas tus pasiones Quiero celebrar Calacala calavera calaverita Enciendes una velita En mi corazón Calacala calavera la noche invita Los muertos bailan con mi canción Yo no le temo a la muerte Porque ella es parte mía Nació conmigo y conmigo Se irá algún día Por ella estamos de fiesta Toda la vida Oh oh

Death in Cultures Around the World Death is universal, and every culture has its own ways of dealing with it. From how a person is laid to rest to how he is memorialized, every culture and religion has a unique way of burying, grieving and memorializing their deceased ones. Explore what various cultures around the world have in common, as well as particular customs that makes each one unique. Cultural Customs and Views About Death

Trump or Clinton Masks The United States presidential election is affecting how some people celebrate Halloween. Halloween takes place on the last day of October. Many people celebrate by wearing costumes and masks to make themselves look like somebody else. This year, popular masks include those that look like the two major candidates for president -- Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Spirit Halloween is a company that sells Halloween costumes. Teaching Spanish...: One more resource for El Día de los Muertos There are a ton of free excellent resources for El Día de los Muertos (see Dustin Williamson's compilation here). Amy Zimmer and Elena López have also created some amazing resources to use. Also, here is a movie guide for El libro de la Vida. One of my favorite things that I did last year for my Spanish 1 Día de los Muertos unit was the song "Calaverita" by La Santa Cecilia. It is a catchy tune with lots of room to explore some products, practices and perspectives related to el Día de los Muertos.

Death is not the end: Fascinating funeral traditions around the globe The funerals I’ve attended have all been very much the same. Relatives and friends arrive in all black and take seats in the church or synagogue pews for a somber ceremony where prayers are said, memories are shared and tears are shed. The attendees walk slowly out to their cars and form a single file line a behind the hearse, arriving at the graveyard where they place roses on the casket just before it’s lowered into the ground. Then, they proceed to the immediate family’s home, where the doorbell rings with a steady stream of loved ones — casserole dishes in hand — since, in the days ahead, people often forget to eat.

Muerte José Luis Cuevas, Carlos Fuentes y Gabriel Figueroa durante la filmación de Las dos Elenas, 1965Foto Rodrigo Moya Acompañado por el escritor José Emilio Pacheco y el empresario Carlos Slim, en 2011Foto Marco Peláez Con José Luis Cuevas y Víctor Flores Olea, entre otros amigos, en los años 60Foto Fundación María García y Héctor García Texto de Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012), incluido en su libro titulado En esto creo, del que ofrecemos un fragmento a los lectores de La Jornada, con autorización del sello editorial Alfaguara uando se trata de acompañar a la muerte, ¿cuál es el tiempo válido para la vida? Freud nos advierte que lo que no tiene vida existió con anterioridad a lo vivo. Transcript Ira Glass Act Two, Lucas and Sarah. Sometimes you have just one thing in common with somebody else, and then you have to figure out if that connection means anything more, if you're supposed to be friends or something. And it's especially hard to figure out if you feel obligated to the other person in some way.