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• Day of the Dead also called "Dia de los Muertos," is a holiday (or festival) which is celebrated in Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, and other areas in Central and South America populated with the Latino ethnic background.

• Day of the Dead also called "Dia de los Muertos," is a holiday (or festival) which is celebrated in Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, and other areas in Central and South America populated with the Latino ethnic background.

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• A holiday is to say it is a time when family members who have died are remembered.

• In Mexico, this festival is considered to be the most important holiday of the year.

• The Latino people see as "a way of recognizing the cycle of life and death that is human existence.”

• A holiday is to say it is a time when family members who have died are remembered.

• In Mexico, this festival is considered to be the most important holiday of the year.

• The Latino people see as "a way of recognizing the cycle of life and death that is human existence.”

Excitement is everywhere!Excitement is everywhere!

• It is not a depressing time, but rather a period full of life, happiness, color, food, family, and fun.

• They sell many symbolic goods, such as special breads, flowers, pottery, paper puppets, candy skulls, etc.

• It is not a depressing time, but rather a period full of life, happiness, color, food, family, and fun.

• They sell many symbolic goods, such as special breads, flowers, pottery, paper puppets, candy skulls, etc.

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• The main symbols of this holiday are skulls and skeletons, which are displayed throughout the cities.

• The main symbols of this holiday are skulls and skeletons, which are displayed throughout the cities.

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• People celebrate this holiday in their households, as well as in the cemeteries.

• Offerings of food and drink are prepared for the dead.

• People celebrate this holiday in their households, as well as in the cemeteries.

• Offerings of food and drink are prepared for the dead.

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• "Ofrendas" (offerings) are often set up in the home on an altar displaying portraits, personal goods, clothing, favorite foods, and possessions of the deceased family member.

• "Ofrendas" (offerings) are often set up in the home on an altar displaying portraits, personal goods, clothing, favorite foods, and possessions of the deceased family member.