Ask the students to try to play softball with a stick and a tightly-wound piece of cloth for a ball, pick up sticks with straight twigs, or play marbles with round pebbles. Learn to play games from other countries. Death and dying Some of the stories deal with issues of death and dying. Guide students to understand different rituals and beliefs concerning death. Some families worship the spirits of dead ancestors so that the spirits will then repay the family with good fortune.
Many Asian homes have an altar in memory of ancestors.
They leave gifts of food at the altar in memory of the ancestor. All Saints Day in Mexico All Saints Day and All Souls Day are celebrated in Mexico on November 1 and 2. This is a time to remember one's dead. On both days, family graves are cleaned, candles are lit, and prayers for the peace of all souls are said. Paper crowns are traditionally placed at the head of the tombs.