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The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a 

happy holiday, not a sad one, so if you ever go 

to one, don’t be scared. This holiday is just for 

the remembrance of the lost dead ones. Also, 

though some believe that spirits rise out of 

coffins and curse the ones who were mean to 

them, that’s not true at all! 

The Day of the Dead is celebrated from 

October 31-November 2. If you go to a party 

though, they will usually be on November 1-2. 

On the first day, relatives place flowers on 

graves. On the second day, relatives have 

parties in their houses. On the third day, the 

party expands to the town and coffins are 

carried to the town by people dressed as 

skeletons.

This holiday is celebrated in many points of the 

world, but the biggest point is Mexico. Many 

countries and cities celebrate it and many 

people would have lived to tell the tale if they 

were not in coffins being carried to the town by 

people dressed up like skeletons.

The Day of the Dead is listed on the Aztec 

Calendar as two parts; The Feast of the Little 

Dead Ones and The Feast of the Old 

Remembership. The Mexicans celebrated this 

holiday first, but later it expanded to many 

different points at different times. This is a 

great holiday for relatives to remember dead.

This holiday is made for the remembrance for 

the dead ones, old and young. The Mexicans 

started this holiday because they decided, 

‘Well, why don’t we remember the dead with a 

holiday?’ 

Glossary:                                                                       

coffins-a box or chest for a dead body

skeletons-the bones that support the body of a 

human or animal

Aztec-a member of Nahuatl or Mexican 

speaking people

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Research found on: Wikipedia and FactMonster

Glossary: Edited Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Class Director: Lisa Ferriola 

Typist: Charlotte Stidvent

Researcher: Charlotte Stidvent 

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