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.” This holiday evokes (10[1])the four elements with colorful tissue paper squares as air (10[1])and bread covered in pink sugar (-5[1])as earth. (10[1])This multi-day holiday always includes All Souls’ Day. (10[1]-5[2])Dedicatees of this holiday (10[2])are guided by marigold flowers (10[1])to shrines called ofrendas that are (10[1])decorated (10[1])with sugar (10[1])skulls. For 10 points, name this Mexican holiday that celebrates deceased loved ones. ■END■ (10[2])

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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Zander SchwartzVanderbilt AGeorgia Tech D5810
Coy MierAuburn CMississippi State A6810
Alex WyrickTennessee AAlabama A74-5
Ava Del ColloClemson BBelmont7610
Rafeed Rahman TurjyaGeorgia AFurman84-5
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech BClemson A8410
Connor RonanSouth Carolina BVanderbilt B84-5
Gabi SmithAuburn ASouth Carolina A8810
Gabi SmithAuburn ASouth Carolina A8810
Mac DixonEmory OxfordTennessee B9310
Cohen WiegersEmory AGeorgia Tech C9910
Jeffery FloydSouthernAuburn B10010
Dylan MissalAlabama ATennessee A10210
Hayes BrownFurmanGeorgia A11610
James ZhaoVanderbilt BSouth Carolina B11610