Read the article about a festival. Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space.

DAY OF THE DEAD

Robert Jones, March 12

Day of the Dead is a special festival in Mexico and other countries in Latin America. It lasts two (16) _________ from November 1^st  to November 2^nd . Although you may think that it is similar to Halloween, the two (17) _________ are very different. On Halloween, people wear costumes to scare ghosts away. On the Day of the Dead, people welcome the ghosts of their dead family members home. One of the (18) _________ of this festival is making offrendas for the dead. An offrenda is like a collection of (19) _________ for the dead. It includes flowers, candies, foods, and drinks. People add photos and beautiful paper cut-outs to their offrendas. These cut-outs are called papel picado. People believe the offrendas will (20) _________ the dead the way home. Day of the Dead is a day of joy and love.