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V\u00e1manos a M\u00e9xico, chicos…it\u2019s time for the Day of the Dead, an enormous festival from <\/span>Mexico brought to worldwide fame through Disney\u2019s blockbuster \u2018Coco.\u2019 We have <\/span>made a collection of new resources to show the richness of this holiday, uniquely <\/span>mixing Christian and Native Mexican religions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With this Day of the Dead vocabulary, you can introduce your students to the <\/span>world-famous festival! Divide your class into small groups and let them study and test each other on the vocabulary to familiarise themselves with the topic. There are also notes provided to contextualise the vocabulary within the context of the national holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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