Day of the Dead

This lively Mexican ................ helps families honor their ancestors.

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...................... are scary, right?

• Skeletons

• Ancestors

• altars

Day of the Dead combines the ancient Aztec .......................... of celebrating ancestors with All Souls' Day.

• ancestors

• skeletons

• tombstones

• custom

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The holiday, which is celebrated mostly in Mexico on November 1 and 2, is like a family .... .

Dead ancestors are the guests of ... .

• humour

• honor

• fun

• tombstones

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People set up a candlelit ... in their homes so spirits can find their way back to their relatives.

• tombstone

• aisle

• altar

• counter

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The altar also offers some of the favorite foods of the deceased—just in case they get ... .

• angry

• home

• hungry

• bored

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Families bring a huge feast to eat while they clean ... , sing songs, and talk to their ancestors.

• reunion

• stones

• caves

• tombstones

Hanging out ... skeletons reminds people that one day they will be skeletons—but not for a very long time!

• for

• in

• out

• with

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