Taylor
Parks Elementary School Fourth and Fifth grade students went international, making
and wearing masks that help celebrate Day of the Dead.
Day
of the Dead is a Mexican holiday observed throughout that country and around
the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and
friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died.
The
History of the Day of the Dead Masks practice dates from the Aztecs and other
Meso-American civilizations that used skulls to symbolize death and rebirth as
well as to honor the dead. These Day of the Dead masks range from elaborate and
expensive pieces of art to a child's craft project.
Taylor
Parks’ students did a wonderful job not only making the masks but their
understanding of another culture.
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