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That is Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, celebrated across Mexico on November 1 and 2 each year. It is warm, colorful, and full of music, not spooky at all. People sometimes call it \"Mexican Halloween,\" but that label misses the point entirely. This is its own holiday, with its own meaning: a joyful welcome home for loved ones who have passed away.  \nBecause the whole idea is welcoming people back, families build a special  \nstage for them called an ofrenda, or offering. An ofrenda is a home altar, often stacked in tiers and crowded with photos of the dead, flickering candles, and the person's favorite foods. Marigolds, called cempasuchil, pile up in bright orange heaps, and their strong scent is meant to guide spirits along the path home. You might also spot pan de muerto, a soft round \"bread of the dead\" dusted with sugar, and colorful sugar skulls decorated like candy. Nothing on the altar is meant to frighten you; every object is a way of saying, \"Weremember you, and you are still part of us. \"  \nThose sugar skulls, smiling and covered in bright icing, hint at something surprising about the way this holiday sees death. Instead of hiding from it, the Day of the Dead treats death as a natural part of life worth facing with a smile. That attitude is very old, stretching back to Indigenous peoples of Mexico, including the Aztecs, who honored the dead long before Europeans arrived. They believed the dead did not simply vanish but continued to exist in another place, and they set aside time to remember them.  \nWhen Spanish colonizers arrived in the 1500s, that Indigenous view of death met the Catholic calendar, and the two slowly blended together. Catholic tradition already marked All Saints' Day on November 1 and All Souls' Day on November 2, days for remembering the dead. The older Indigenous customs settled onto those same dates, which is why the holiday lands exactly when it does. This kind of blending, where two cultures mix to make something new, is what historians call syncretism. The Day of the Dead we know today grew out of that meeting of worlds, keeping pieces of both.  \nSomething born from that ancient mix has now caught the eye of the whole planet. In  \n2008, UNESCO added Mexico's Day of the Dead to its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, away of protecting traditions worth keeping. The holiday has also traveled far beyond Mexico, carried by families who moved to the United States and other countries. Movies have spread its images too, and huge public parades now fill streets in cities like Mexico City, some of them fairly recent inventions rather than centuries-old customs.  \nThose grand parades might look like the heart of the holiday, but the real center is much quieter. In homes and cemeteries, families clean graves, arrange marigolds, and share stories late into the night. Some sit beside the graves until dawn, eating, remembering, and laughing at old jokes. Here is the idea worth carrying away: a holiday about death turns out to be one of the most life-loving celebrations on Earth, proof  \nthat remembering someone can feel like a party rather than a goodbye.  \nDay of the Dead in Mexico  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) According to the passage, why do families build an ofrenda?\u003Cbr>A. To welcome loved ones who have died back home\u003Cbr>B. To frighten away unwanted evil spirits\u003Cbr>C. To decorate the house for a costume party\u003Cbr>D. To follow rules set by UNESCO in 2008 |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) How does the final paragraph contribute to the structure of the whole passage?\u003Cbr>A. It lists the exact dates the holiday is celebrated\u003Cbr>B. It introduces the ofrenda for the first time\u003Cb","cbCaig1ZAM19YFl2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig1ZAM19YFl2","pdf",114091,"English","# Solve each problem.\n## Questions 1-8","[{\"question\":\"Why do families build an ofrenda according to the passage?\",\"answer\":\"Families build an ofrenda to welcome their loved ones back home, offering a special altar where the dead are remembered.\"},{\"question\":\"What does syncretism mean in the passage?\",\"answer\":\"Syncretism means the blending of two cultures into something new, combining Indigenous customs and Catholic traditions.\"},{\"question\":\"What did UNESCO do in 2008?\",\"answer\":\"UNESCO added Mexico’s Day of the Dead to its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.\"}]","Day of the Dead in Mexico - Reading Comprehension Questions | PDF",1790807093,25]