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Day of the Dead: A History

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This printable social-studies worksheet for grades 9–12 covers the history and traditions of Día de Muertos through 10 fill-in-the-blank passages with a 15-word bank. Students learn about Aztec origins, the role of marigolds and monarch butterflies, ofrenda shrines, cemetery celebrations, and the holiday's blending of indigenous and Catholic traditions. Suitable for cultural-history units, homework, or classroom discussion.

Subject:: Social Studies
Topic:: Culture
Grade Level:: 9th – 12th Grades
Updated September 2025

Word Bank

3000
butterfly
Cemeteries
children
death
first
Gregory
III
life
LIFE
LOVE
marigolds
old
Pope
years

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