Answer:
1. Día de los Muertos
2. Alejibre
4. rezar
5. Altar de muertos
6. difunto
9. copal
Step-by-step explanation:
1. The Day of the Dead is a popular folk holiday celebrated in Mexico. It begins on the 1st of November and ends on the 2nd. It is dedicated to the memory of the deceased but not in a mourning kind of way. Mexican culture believes in the afterlife and in this way they reconnect with the late family members awaiting for them in the spiritual world. La Santa Muerte refers to a personification of death and is regarded as a saint, although this is not approved by the catholic church.
2. An alejibre is a traditional Mexican representation that is a cross between different animals, some of which are real and some imaginary, and it is regarded as a spiritual guide.
The alejibre was invented by a DF piñata artist, Pedro Linares. Knocked to bed by a fever, he had a dream in which different kinds of imaginary animals appeared to him saying the exact word alejibre. He then started crafting these creatures and his work didn't go unnoticed.
Alejibres are said to be related to Indigenous traditions. They have an annual parade called La Noche de los Alejibres.
4. To pronounce a prayer addressed to God, to a deity or a saint is rezar.
The verb rezar is a regular verb in Spanish meaning to pray. It belongs to the first group of regular verbs ending in -AR. In order to conjugate it in the presente we use the endings:
yo rezO nosotros rezAMOS
tú rezAS vosotros rezÁIS
él rezA ellos rezAN
ella rezA ellas rezAN
usted rezA ustedes rezAN
5. A table aimed for a religious or ritual use, also called an ofrenda in festivities related to the Day of the Dead, is called an altar.
During the celebration of the dead, a Mexican family traditionally prepares in its home a table with flowers and food along with other ornaments. It is called an altar de muertos and a picture of the late family member is placed on the table, surrounded by candles and objects the deceased had used.
6. A person that is dead is called a difunto.
Difunto is a Spanish word that refers to a dead person. Its English equivalent would be late or deceased. It originated from a Latin verb meaning to finish, which evolved into the meaning to finish with one's life. It is the past participle form that was adopted and that came to use by the Spanish. Other Spanish words that mean the same (synonyms) are muerto, fallecido.
9. Aromatic resin extracted from a tree and used as incense in offerings during the Day of the Dead and thought to be the food of the gods is el copal.
The word copal is a Nahuatl word for incense and is a resin used as incense in Indigenous cultures of America. It was thought to have been the food of the gods and was used in religious rituals and ceremonies. Nowadays it continues to be used during the day of the celebration of the dead.