{"id":3720,"date":"2015-10-21T07:06:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T11:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=3720"},"modified":"2020-10-01T14:36:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:36:50","slug":"free-online-spanish-lesson-el-dia-de-los-muertos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2015\/10\/21\/free-online-spanish-lesson-el-dia-de-los-muertos\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Online Spanish Lesson: El D\u00eda de los Muertos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>El D\u00eda de los Muertos<\/em> (more commonly called &#8220;Dia de Muertos&#8221; in Mexico, or the &#8220;Day of the Dead&#8221; in English) might sound like a frightful holiday, but don&#8217;t mistake it as the Mexican version of Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday, originating in Mexico and observed to some extent throughout much of the Spanish-speaking world, is actually a family-oriented holiday.\u00a0Families visit the graves of loved ones,\u00a0building private <em>ofrendas<\/em> (altars)\u00a0to\u00a0honor the dead, with offerings of\u00a0<em>calaveras de azucar (<\/em>sugar skulls), marigolds,\u00a0and any favorite foods or drinks of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more about El D\u00eda de los Muertos and learn more related vocabulary in this <a id=\"dotdlink\" href=\"https:\/\/tplsites.s3.amazonaws.com\/courses\/mini_lessons\/El_Dia_de_los_Muertos\/unit1.html\">free online Spanish lesson<\/a> powered by Transparent Language Online.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3722\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3722\" class=\"wp-image-3722\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-2-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"day-of-the-dead-lesson\" width=\"603\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-2-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-2-350x195.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-2.jpg 1236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Users can learn more than one dozen Spanish words and phrases related to the Day of the Dead.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3721\" style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a id=\"dotdimage\" href=\"https:\/\/tplsites.s3.amazonaws.com\/courses\/mini_lessons\/El_Dia_de_los_Muertos\/unit1.html\" aria-label=\"Day Of The Dead Lesson 1 1024x572\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3721\" class=\"wp-image-3721\"  alt=\"day-of-the-dead-lesson\" width=\"602\" height=\"336\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/Day-of-the-Dead-Lesson-1-1024x572.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/Day-of-the-Dead-Lesson-1-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/Day-of-the-Dead-Lesson-1-350x195.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/Day-of-the-Dead-Lesson-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/Day-of-the-Dead-Lesson-1.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The text is entirely in Spanish with native speaker audio, but also includes an English translation.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3723\" style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a id=\"dotdimage\" href=\"https:\/\/tplsites.s3.amazonaws.com\/courses\/mini_lessons\/El_Dia_de_los_Muertos\/unit1.html\" aria-label=\"Day Of The Dead Lesson 3 1024x566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3723\" class=\"wp-image-3723\"  alt=\"day of the dead lesson 3\" width=\"602\" height=\"333\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-3-1024x566.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-3-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-3-350x194.jpg 350w, 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Sign up for a <a id=\"dotdimage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/personal\/transparent-language-online.html\">free trial<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/libraries\/find-transparent-language-online.html?utm_campaign=Blog%20Post%20CTA%20Buttons&amp;utm_medium=cta%20-%20find%20a%20library%20link&amp;utm_source=Blog\">find it free in a library near you<\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Interested in using this technology in your own classroom? \u00a0Learn more about Transparent Language Online for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/education\/language-learning-online.html\">schools<\/a>\u00a0or simply\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:edsales@transparent.com\">contact us<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-3-350x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-3-350x194.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-3-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-3-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/10\/day-of-the-dead-lesson-3.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>El D\u00eda de los Muertos (more commonly called &#8220;Dia de Muertos&#8221; in Mexico, or the &#8220;Day of the Dead&#8221; in English) might sound like a frightful holiday, but don&#8217;t mistake it as the Mexican version of Halloween. 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