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Known in Spanish as Dia de los Muertos, this holiday is celebrated on November 1 and 2, and it is a joyful reunion, not a spooky night of scares. Walk down a Mexican street during these days and your senses fill up fast: the marigold-orange glow of candles, the sweet-yeasty smell of fresh bread, and music drifting from homes and cemeteries. Families are not hiding from death here. They are welcoming their loved ones back, at least in memory, with the things those people loved most.  \nThat warm welcome takes shape on an ofrenda, a home altar built to honor the dead. People cover it with photographs of relatives who have passed, along with bright cempasuchil (marigold) flowers whose petals are sometimes scattered like a path to the door. You will also spot flickering candles, a special sweetbread called pan de muerto, and colorful sugar skulls, called calaveras, that are decorated but not scary at all. Each object carries meaning: the flowers and candles are believed to help guide spirits home, and the food shows they are still part of the family. Can you imagine setting a place at the table for someone you miss? That is the heart of it.  \nThose altars did not appear overnight; the celebration grew from roots that stretch back thousands of years. Long before Europeans arrived, Indigenous peoples of Mexico, including the Aztecs, honored the dead in their own festivals and did not treat death as something to fear. When Spanish colonizers brought Catholic traditions in the 1500s, those beliefs blended with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, which fall on November 1 and 2. Over the centuries the two streams flowed together into the holiday families keep today. That blend is exactly why the dates land when they do.  \nBecause this mix of traditions is so meaningful, the world has taken notice. In 2008 UNESCO, a branch of the United Nations, added Mexico's Day of the Dead to its list of the world's important cultural heritage. The holiday has also spread far beyond Mexico, celebrated by communities across the United States and other countries where Mexican families have settled. You may even recognize the painted skull faces and marigolds from movies and parades, though the real celebration is quieter and more personal than the bigscreen version. Still, seeing it honored around the globe shows how a family tradition can grow into something a whole culture shares.  \nSo why does a centuries-old holiday still matter to a kid today? Because at its center is an idea everyone understands: the people we love are not truly gone as long as we remember them. Instead of treating death as only sad or frightening, the Day of the Dead makes room for laughter, favorite foods, and good stories about grandparents and great-grandparents. It reminds us that remembering can be a celebration, not just a sorrow. And here is the thought worth carrying away: a marigold petal and a plate of bread can say 'we miss you' louder than almost anything else.  \nDay of the Dead in Mexico  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the central idea the author develops throughout the passage?\u003Cbr>A. The Day of the Dead is a frightening night when families try to scare away spirits.\u003Cbr>B. The Day of the Dead is its own joyful holiday for remembering loved ones, not aversion of Halloween.\u003Cbr>C. The Day of the Dead is a modern holiday invented recently by movie studios and parades.\u003Cbr>D. The Day of the Dead is celebrated only in one small region of southern Mexico.\u003Cbr>2) How does the final paragraph fit into the overall structure of the passage?\u003Cbr>A. It explains why the holiday still matters to readers today.\u003Cbr>B. It lists the objects placed on an ofrenda.\u003Cbr>C. It traces the historical roots of the celebration.\u003Cbr>D. It introduces the topic and describes what the holiday looks like.\u003Cbr>3) What is an ofrenda","cbCaidrFQsPOghoO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidrFQsPOghoO","pdf",112818,"English","# Central Idea and Purpose\n## How the passage is structured\n# Key Vocabulary\n## What is an ofrenda\n# Details and Dates\n## Dates of the holiday\n## Meaning of objects on the ofrenda\n# History and Legacy\n## How the holiday developed\n## Why it still matters today","[{\"question\":\"What is the central idea developed throughout the passage?\",\"answer\":\"The passage explains that the Day of the Dead is a warm, joyful holiday for remembering loved ones, not a frightening Halloween-style event.\"},{\"question\":\"What is an ofrenda, as described in the text?\",\"answer\":\"An ofrenda is a home altar built to honor relatives who have died.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are marigolds and candles placed on the ofrenda?\",\"answer\":\"They are believed to help guide spirits home to the family.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the holiday develop into what people celebrate today?\",\"answer\":\"It grew from Indigenous festivals honoring the dead, then blended with Catholic traditions introduced by Spanish colonizers in the 1500s.\"}]","Day of the Dead in Mexico - Reading Comprehension Questions | PDF",1790807088]