El Dia De Los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) & a Kermit the Frog Coloring Page

Happy Halloween Everyone. I love this holiday for several reason. The kids have so much fun dressing up in costumes and they love trick or treating. And also because of the beautiful custom of the Mexican people. We live close to the cemetery and every Halloween as well as the 2 days that follow the cemetery is always very crowded but not with those who morn death. It is crowded with those who celebrate the lives of people who have passed on before them. It’s a beautiful celebration to the memory of those they love in a celebration they call “EL Dia De los Muertos.”

El Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead), a Mexican celebration, is a day to celebrate, remember and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed. On this day in Mexico, the streets near the cemeteries are filled with decorations of papel picado , flowers, candy calaveras (skeletons and skulls), and parades.

It is believed that the spirit of the dead visit their families on October 31 and leave on November 2.

In order to celebrate, the families make altars and place ofrendas (offerings) of food such as pan de muertos baked in shapes of skulls and figures, candles, incense, yellow marigolds known as cempazuchitl (also spelled zempasuchil) and most importantly a photo of the departed soul is placed on the altar.

Death is laughed at in its face. Many euphemisms are used for death, La calaca (the skeleton), la pelona (“baldy”), la flaca (“skinny”), and la huesada (“bony”). There are refranes, sayings, and poems that are popular with day of the dead. These sayings are cliches and lose meaning when translated. For example “La muerte es flaca y no puede conmigo” means “Death is skinny/weak and she can’t carry me.” Calaveras (skulls) are decorated with bright colors with the name of the departed inscribed on the head. Children carrying yellow marigolds enjoy the processions to the cemetery. At the cemetery, music is played and dances are made to honor the spirits.

In Honor of El Dia De los Muertos Print out this fun and creative Kermit the Frog Coloring Page.

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disclaimer: I was not provided any compensation for sharing this but consider it my gift to you on this special holiday. Big thanks to Disney for providing the Pdf Kermit the frog coloring page to my readrs.