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ovember 1 and 2 is a

                                                                           special time for many
                                                                           Mexican families. It is a

                                                                           holiday called Day of
                                                               the Dead (“Día de Muertos” in

                                                               Spanish). People believe that on
                                                               the Day of the Dead, spirits can

                                                               come back to the land of the
                                                               living. Friends and family make

                                                               special tables called altars. They
                                                               place photos of their loved ones

                                                               on them. A hairless dog breed
                                                               called the xoloitzcuintli (show-

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                                                               the spirits back to their friends

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