Question

Regional celebrations concurrent with this holiday involve cooking chicken wrapped in the shape of a cake under a layer of banana leaves and dirt in a piib oven. A figure evoked in this holiday was inspired by a 1910s zinc etching of a woman donning an umbrella-shaped hat adorned with flowers and feathers and named “Catrina.” (10[1])This holiday evokes the four elements with colorful tissue paper squares (10[1])as air and (10[1])bread covered in pink sugar as earth. This multi-day holiday always includes All Souls’ Day. (-5[1])Dedicatees (10[1])of this holiday (10[1])are guided (-5[1])by marigold flowers (10[1])to shrines (10[3])called ofrendas (10[1])that are decorated with sugar skulls. For 10 points, name this Mexican holiday that celebrates deceased loved ones. ■END■

ANSWER: Dia de los Muertos [or Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead; accept Hanal Pixan or Janal Pixan; prompt on November 1st or November 2nd; prompt on All Souls’ Day until read; prompt on All Saints’ Day or Dia de los Inocentes with “what other holiday does it coincide with?”] (The first line refers to Mayan celebrations of Day of the Dead.)
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY10100%0%20%83.80
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%50%97.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%0%96.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%25%90.67
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%87.44
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%80.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%73.75
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%67.22

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anna KuangCornell EU of Rochester A5510
Alec RisoCornell DBinghamton A6610
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CRIT B6910
Gregory StoneESFRIT C84-5
Brian ChenCornell GCornell A8510
Nayel TekleCornell BBinghamton B8810
Jake CobovicBinghamton CCornell F90-5
Aidan RoulletRIT ASyracuse9310
Lise ObuduluRIT CESF9510
Victor BenderPenn StateU of Rochester B9510
Victor BenderPenn StateU of Rochester B9510
Elizabeth LarkinCornell FBinghamton C9710