Have you ever ____ about ____ it would be like to have a deceased loved ____ return and accompany you to a holiday celebration? The idea may scare you ____ ____ or at ____ make your hair stand ____ end, but this is the essential concept ____ the Day of the Dead in Mexico, ____ people celebrate death with joy and humor ____ ____ mourn it ____ sorrow. On this joyous occasion, family members gather ____ a reunion ____ honor ____ those ____ have moved on to the afterlife. The Day of the Dead is ____ ____ ____ originated centuries ago ____ the Aztecs. Nowadays, it is celebrated passionately ____ Mexico on November 1 and 2. Traditionally, deceased children are honored on Nov. 1, ____ Nov. 2 is the day when departed adults are the main focus. During these 48 hours, the souls of the dead are believed to return to earth to visit their living family members. ____ ____ fearing the spirits of those they have lost, Mexicans anticipate their arrival and prepare ____ it. Days or even weeks ____ ____, they purchase necessary items and foods in local markets. These include marigolds, candles, “bread of the dead,” and decorated sugar skulls with the names of departed family members ____ on their foreheads. They also tidy and restore the graves and cemeteries ____ their family members are buried. ____ the Day of the Dead, families assemble colorful altars in their homes to welcome returning spirits. On the altars, they place photographs of their deceased loved ones ____ ____ as beverages and dishes that those family members had a preference ____ while alive. After this warm reception for the souls at home, it is usually late in the evening, and families ____ ____ the cemetery, ____ they decorate the graves of their loved ones and light one candle for each dead person. Cheerful and merry, they feast ____ the sacred souls and pray ____ dawn, ____ the normally horrifying graveyard ____ a venue of joy and celebration for the entire night. ____ the festival, colorful, cartoon-like representations of the dead can ____ seen everywhere. These include skeleton and skull cookies, candies, flags, and toys. Many people also dress up in skeleton costumes, paint their faces to resemble skulls, and participate ____ performances and street parades. While doing ____, Mexicans aren’t mocking death. ____, they are recognizing it ____ an inevitable part of the natural cycle and ____ ____ embrace it ____ ignore it. ____ inviting the dead to return and sharing the pleasures of life with them, Mexicans are celebrating the cycle of life ____. The Mexican Day of the Dead is an annual national event ____ brings together living hosts and non-living guests of honor. ____, this tradition will never die ____, ____ it helps people ____ a fact of life that awaits us all. If we cannot escape death, ____ ____ celebrate it?

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