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El Dia de los muertos

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1.the illumination; the ceremony in the cemetery, during which hundreds of lit candles are thought to guide the deceased souls to their altars
6.masks worn to scare off the spirits at the end of the celebration
7.paper cut-outs, made out of colorful tissue paper that serve as decorations
9.young children who have died too soon to have sinned
10.madcap escapade, tomfoolery, wild behavior
12.skeleton
13.thick sauce made from chilis, sesame seeds, spices, chocolate and fruit
15.orange marigold that the Aztecs used to remember their dead by. They help guide the souls to their homes and altars
17.doughnut shaped bread, glazed with pink-colored sugar and placed on the altar
18.skull or skeleton, which symbolically represents the dead mimicking the living
19.the skeletons, dressed like rich women, who represent death
20.grave
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2.decorated arch sometimes placed on the graves
3.'The Night of Mourning'
4.cross
5.grim reaper
8.bread of the dead, a sweet bread baked expressly for the Days of the Dead holiday; decorations on top of the bread resemble the bones of the dead
10.cemetery; where graves of loved ones are decorated
11.a Catholic hymn of praise
14.candlestick
16.an alter in the home with offerings of food, etc. set out for the returning souls

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