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Read the text and use the words in bold to label the pictures (1-4).

Dia de los Muertos or the ‘Day of the Dead’ is a
special celebration in Mexico. It takes place on
1st and 2nd November each year. On this day,
Mexicans celebrate the people that are not alive.
To celebrate Dia de los Muertos, Mexican people
make an ofrenda – a table with photographs,
decorations and food on it. They decorate the
table with marigold flowers. These are bright
orange flowers that smell very nice! They bake
pan de muerto – a sweet bread with sugar, fruit
and spices. It is delicious and they eat it with a
cup of hot chocolate.
They make sugar skulls – a decoration in the
shape of a skull. It is white with bright colours on it.
They also wear face paint. People decorate their
faces like a skull with face paint or make-up.

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2 Find the words in the word grid. • ofrenda • marigolds •  sugar skull • pa
de muerto • face paint • Mexico
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