Table 3.

Description of codes use for question and answers about día de los muertos.

Code	Explanation	Sample question	Sample answers
Meaning or reasons behind specific elements or rituals	Mentioning the function of specific elements or items involved in día de los muertos. Asking or giving a reason behind any of the rituals involved in dia de los muertos (i.e. visiting the cemetery)	“Why an “ofrenda” is set at grandmother’s house and not at her house?” “Why do we go to the cemetery?”	“That they are placed on dia de los muertos so that when they(dead) come they will see that we received them with flowers and candles.” “To remember the dead”
Non-corporeal continuity	Mention of spirits or the death relatives coming back or still being around that does explicitly make a religious reference (e.g. God or Heaven).	“Where do they (dead) go? “	“Because every year the dead(souls) come for what we offer them”
Reasons for/ circumstances of the person’s death	Any specific information related to the death of a person or the context surrounding it.	“She(daughter) asks why she (girl who they visit at the cemetery) died?, what happened to her?”	“Because he was an older person and he was sick”
Evidence of visitation	Asking for concrete evidence or confirmation about the visit of a dead relative	“How do you know that they came?”	“You don’t see them but they do come to be with us to say hi. Sometimes she says that she sees her grandma. “
Religion	Any mention of God, Heaven or any other religious reference.	“Why did God take them with him?”	“Because God decided so. She needed to go.”
Emotions	Any mention of emotions or how to feel.	“Why do we cry for the dead?”	“Because they loved him/her so much and they got attached to him/her. I tell him that he/she will rest in peace”