Name: Effortless English - Day of the Dead
Uploaded: 2025-01-02T09:16:56.000Z
Duration: 1 min 23 s
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I arrive in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st.

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I'm curious about this holiday, so I go to the cemetery to see what's happening.

Families are sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors.

They clean the graves and add fresh flowers.

I walk through the cemetery and admire the beauty of all the colorful flowers.

There's also color in the sky because many kids are flying kites.

Some families are having a picnic next to the graves.

In the United States, cemeteries are always somber.

We certainly never have festivals or parties next to graves.

We don't laugh or play music or fly kites in cemeteries either.

I find that I prefer the Guatemalan approach.

I like the way they remember and celebrate those who have passed away.

I like that they acknowledge death instead of denying it the way Americans do.

I like that there is life as well as death in their cemeteries.

 Guatemalans call it the Day of the Dead, but it is also a day to appreciate life.

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Effortless English - Day of the Dead

approach

curious

atmosphere

admire