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Bright orange marigolds spill across a table like a river of petals, candles flicker in the dark, and the smell of fresh bread drifts through the air. Families laugh, share stories, and set out photos of relatives who have died. This is Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, a joyful holiday for remembering loved ones.  \nThat joy is exactly why the Day of the Dead is not \"Mexican Halloween,\"even though the dates sit close together. It is its own celebration with its own  \nmeaning, held mainly on November 1 and 2. On these days, many families believe the spirits of loved ones come back to visit for a short time. Instead of feeling scared, people welcome them with food, flowers, and happy memories.  \nTo welcome those visitors, families build a special table at home called an ofrenda, which means \"offering. \" On it they place photos of the people they miss, plus candles, marigolds, and foods the person loved. The bright cempasuchil, or marigold, is believed to guide spirits home with its strong smell and glowing color. Some families even lay a trail of petals from the door to theofrenda, like a welcome mat made of flowers.  \nThose flower-covered altars often hold two famous treats that show how playful this holiday can be. One is pan de muerto, a soft, round sweet bread dusted with sugar, often shaped with little strips of dough on top. The other is the sugar skull, or calavera, decorated with swirls of colorful icing and sometimes a name written across the forehead. Far from being scary, these smiling skulls remind people to celebrate life, not fear death.  \nThose cheerful skulls come from a mix of traditions that reach back hundreds of years. Long before the holiday looked like it does now, Indigenous peoples in Mexico honored their dead in the fall, and later this blended with the Catholic days of All Saints and All Souls. Today people around the world hold parades, paint their faces, and build ofrendas, and in 2008 UNESCO added the celebration to its list of the world's important cultural traditions. Isn't it wonderful that a holiday about people who are gone is one of the happiest of the whole year?  \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 is the Day of the Dead not called \"Mexican Halloween\"?\u003Cbr>A. It is a scary holiday about frightening spirits.\u003Cbr>B. It happens many months after Halloween ends.\u003Cbr>C. It is held only in the largest Mexican cities.\u003Cbr>D. It is its own celebration with its own meaning.\u003Cbr>2) What is the main idea of the whole passage?\u003Cbr>A. The Day of the Dead is a joyful holiday for remembering loved ones.\u003Cbr>B. Marigolds are the most important flower in Mexico.\u003Cbr>C. Many holidays around the world happen in November.\u003Cbr>D. 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October 31 and November 1 B. November 2 and 3\u003Cbr>C. October 30 and 31 D. November 1 and 2\u003Cbr>7) Why do families place marigolds on the ofrenda?\u003Cbr>A. They are believed to guide spirits home with their smell and color.\u003Cbr>B. They ","cbCaifn34VX3iylu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifn34VX3iylu","pdf",109380,"English","# Day of the Dead: joyful remembrance\n## Date and meaning\n## The ofrenda and how families welcome spirits\n## Key foods and traditions\n## Blended origins and UNESCO recognition","[{\"question\":\"Why isn’t the Day of the Dead called “Mexican Halloween” in the passage?\",\"answer\":\"Because it is its own celebration with its own meaning, not a scary holiday. The passage emphasizes that people welcome returning spirits with food, flowers, and happy memories.\"},{\"question\":\"What is an ofrenda, according to the passage?\",\"answer\":\"An ofrenda is a special table families build at home to honor the dead. 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