1.1. Day of the Dead
1.1. Day of the Dead
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I arrive in Guatemala on The Day of the Dead, November 1st. I’m curious about this holiday, so I go to the cemetery to see what’s happening. What I find is quite interesting.
The atmosphere is like a party. There are people everywhere. 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 is also color in the sky, because many kids are flying kites. Some families are having a picnic next to the graves. They eat, drink, and chat together. People laugh and smile.
In the Unites 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.
MINI STORY
I arrived in Guatemala on The Day of the Dead, November 1st. Did I arrive in Guatemala ? Yes, I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st. Where did I arrived? Guatemala, right. I arrived in Guatemala.
I arrvied in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st. Who arrive in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead ? Well, me - AJ. Hoge. I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st. Did I arrive in Guatemala on November 3rd? No, no. I didn't arrive in Guatemala on November 3rd; I arrived in Guatemala on November 1st.
What day did I arrive in Guatemala ? November 1st. I arrived in Guatemala on November 1st. Where did I arrive on Novemer 1st? Guatemala. I arrived in Guatemala on November 1st.
I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st. I was currious about this holiday so I went to the cemetary to see what was happening. Was I angry about this holiday? No, no. I wasn't angry about this holiday.
Was I sad about this holiday? No, no. I wasn't sad about this holiday. I was curious about this holiday. Who was currious about this holiday? Well, I was - AJ. I was currious about this hoilday.
What was I currious about? The holiday. I was currious about the holiday. Which holiday was I currious about? Which holiday was I currious about? The Day of the Dead. I was currious about the Day of the Dead.
Was I currious about the Day of the Dead or was I currious about Christmas? No. I was currious about the Day of the Dead of course. I was currious about the Day of the Dead so I went to the cemetery to see what was happening. Where did I go? To the cemetery.
I went to the cemetery. Did I go to cemetery or did I go to the airport? Easy. I went to the cemetery. Who went to the cemetery ? Well, me - AJ. I went to the cemetery. Where did I go? I went to the cemetery. Right, I went to the cemetery. When did I go to the cemetery? November 1st, the Day of the Dead. I went to the cemetery on the Day of the Dead, November 1st.
Why did I go to the cemetery. Well, to see what was happening. I went to the cemetery to see what was happening. Who went to the cemetery to see what was happening? Me - AJ. - went to the cemetery to see what was happening.
Where was the cemetery? in Guatemala, the cemetery was in Guatemala. What is the Day of the Dead? a holiday. The Day of the Dead is a holiday.
When is the Day of the Dead? November 1st, the Day of the Dead was and is November 1st, so I went to the cemetery on the Day of the Dead to see what was happening. What I found was quite interesting. Was is boring? No. It's not boring. Was it interesting? Yes. It was interesting. The cemetery was interesting. How did I feel about the cemetery? I felt interesting or I thought I was interesting.
Was it boring or was it interesting? I was interesting. Of course it was interesting. What was interesting? The cemetery, the cemetery was interesting.
When was the cemetery interesting? It was interesting on the Day of the Dead, November 1st. The atmosphere in the cemetery was like a party. Was the atmosphere sad? No, no. The atmosphere wasn't sad.
The atmosphere was like a party, it wasn't sad. Was the atmosphere sad or happy. Happy, the atmosphere was very happy. The atmosphere was like a party.
What was like a party? The atmosphere in the cemetery was like a party. Where was the atmosphere like a party? In the cemeterty. In the cemetery, the atmosphere was like a party.
Was the atmosphere like a party at my house? No, no, not at my house. The atmosphere was like a party at the cemetery. The atmosphere was not like a party in my house. So the atmsophere was like a party. There were people everywhere.
Families were sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors. Where were they sitting ? Around the graves. They were sitting around the graves. Who was sitting around? The families. The families were sitting around the graves. Were they sitting around the tree? No, they were not sitting around the tree. They were sitting around the graves. So, where were they sitting? They were sitting around the graves.
Families were sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors. Were they sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors. Yes, they were sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors. Were they sitting around the graves of their friends? No, they were not sitting around the graves of their dead friends. Who were sitting around the graves? The families. Whose graves were they sitting around? Their dead ancestors' - their ancestors' - their ancestor's graves.
They were sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors. Were they sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors or graves of their friends? Yes, they were sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors.
They cleaned the graves and added fresh flowers. Who cleaned the graves? That's right, the families. What did they add? They added fresh flowers. Did they add food? No, they didn't add food. Did they add money? No, they didn't add money. They added fresh flowers. What did they clean? They cleaned the graves of their dead ancestors. Whose graves did they clean? Their ancestors'. They cleaned their ancestor' graves.
Where did they add fresh flowers? They added fresh flowers to the graves. They cleaned the graves and added fresh flowers.
Good. I walked through the cemetery and admired the beauty of all the colorful flowers. Where did I walk? through the cemetery, I walked throug the cemetery. Did I walk through the park? No, I didn't walk through the park. I walked through the cemetery. Where didn't I walk? I didn't walk through the park. Who walked through the cemetery? Me - AJ walked through the cemetery.
Did I walk through the cemetery or did I walk through the park? I walk through the cemetery and I admired the beauty of all colorful flowers.
Did I admire the beauty of the trees? No, no. I didn't admire the beauty of the trees. Did I admire the beauty of the childrens? No, I didn't admired the beauty of the childrens? What did I admire ? I admired the beauty of all of the colorful flowers. Who admired the beauty of all of the colorful flowers? Me - AJ, I admired the beauty of all the colorful flowers.
Where were the flowers? on the graves, in the cemetery. The flowers were on the graves, in the cemetery. Were the flowers in the park? No, they weren't in the park. Were the flowers in my house. No, they weren't in my house. Where were the flowers? They were on the graves in the cemetery.
Where did I walk? I walked through in the cemetery. When did I walk through the cemetery? November 1st, the Day of the Dead. On November 1st, the Day of the Dead, I walked through the cemetery.
What were the cemetery like? like a party. It was like a party. The cemetery was like a party. Was I currious about this holiday? Yes, I was currious about this holiday.
Which holiday was I currious about? The Day of the Dead. I was currious about the Day of the Dead. So, I walked through the cemetery. There was also color in the sky because many kids were flying kites.
Where was the color? In the sky. That's right. In the sky. Why were there color in the sky? Because kids were flying the kites. There were color in the sky because many kids were flying kites. Who were flying kite? Kids. Kids were flying kites in the sky.
Was the sky colorful or was the sky gray? The sky was colorful. What was colorful. The sky. The sky was colorful. Why was the sky colorful? Because kids were flying kites. What were kids flying? Kites, kids were flying kites. Where were kids flying kites? in the cemetery. Kids were flying kites in the cemetery. Who were flying kites in the cemetery? Kids. Kids were flying kites in cemetery.
Some families were having a pinic next to the graves. We, in the United States, don't do this, so some families were having a picnic next to the graves. They ate, they drank, and they chatted together. Did they eat? yes, they ate. Who ate? of couser, families. Families ate. What did they eat? They ate Guatemalan food. Families ate Guatemalan food. Did they eat American food? No, they didn't eat American food. Where did they eat Guatemalan food? in the cemetery. They ate Guatemala food in the cemetery. They also drank. They drank in the cemetery. did they drink water in the cemetery? no, no. What did they drink in the cemetary? They drank beer. Who drank beer? Families. Families drank beer in the cemetery.
What did they eat? Guatermalan food. They ate Guatermalan food and drank beer. Did they drink beer or did they drink water? They drank beer. Where did they drink beer? They drank beer in the cemetery. When did they drink beer? the Day of the Dead, November 1st. Where did they eat? They ate on November 1st, the Day of the Dead.
Did they chat together? Yes, they chatted together. Who chatted together? Of cousre, families. Families chatted together in the cemetery. When did they chat ? They chatted on November 1st, the Day of the Dead. And people laughed and smiled.
In the United States, cemeteries are always somber. Are cemeteries happy in the United States? no, no, no. Never. Cemeteries aren't happy in the United States. Cemeteries are always somber, sad, and serious.
Are cemeteries serious in the United States? yes, cemeteries are always somber. They are serious in the United States. In the United States, are cemeteries somber or are cemeteries happy?
Somber, cemeteries are always somber in the United States. Was the cemetery somber in Guatermala? No, no. It wasn't somber in Guatermala. But, in the United States,cemeteries are always somber.
Are cemeteries always somber in Guatemala or in the United States? In the United States, cemeteries are always somber. Where are cemeteries always somber? In the United States. Cemeteries are always somber in the United States.
Are they happy? no, no. They aren't happy. Cemeteries are always somber in the United States. Very very somber. We suddently never have festival or party next to the graves.
Do we have parties next to graves? No, we don't. We don't have parties next to graves. Do we ever have parties next to graves? No. We never have parties next to graves. Do we have parties in the restaurant? Yes. We have parties in the restaurant. But we never have parties next to the grvaes. Do we have parties in houses? Yes, we have parties in houses. But we never have parties next to the graves.
Do we have parties next to grvaves? No, never. We don't have parties next to graves. Where don't we have parties? next to graves. We never have parties next to graves.
Do we ever? no, no. We never have parties next to grvaves. Not ever - never. We don't laughe or play music or fly kites in the cemetery either.
Do we laugh in the cemetery? No, we don't. We don't laugh in the cemetery. Where don't we laugh? in the cemetery. We do't laugh in the cemetery.
I found that I prefer the Guatemalan approach. Did I find that I prefer the American approach or did I find that I prefer the Guatemala approach? the Guetemala approach. Did I find that I prefer the American approach? No, I didn't. I didn't find that I prefer the American approach. I found that I prefer the Guatemalan approach. Did I prefer the Guatemalan approach? Yes, I prefered the Guatemalan approach. Who prefered the Guatemalan approach? Me - AJ. I prefered the Guatemalan approach.
I found that I prefered the Guatemalan approach. I liked the way they remebered and celebarated those who had passed away. Did they celebate those who were alive? No, they didn't celebrate those who were alive. They celebrate those who had passed away.
Did they celebrate whose had passed away or did they celebrate who were rich? passed way. They celebrated those who had passed away. Who celebrated those who passed away? Guatemalans. Guatemalans celebrated those who had passed away.
When did they celebrate those who had passed away? On the Day of the Dead, November 1st. On the Day of the Dead, November 1st, they celebarted those who had passed away. Who celebrated? Guatemalans. Guatemalan families celebrated. Who did they celebrated. They celebrated those who had passed away.
I liked that they acknowledged death instead of denying it the way Americans do. Who liked that they acknowledge death? Me - AJ. I liked that they acknowledged death. Did they acknowledge money or did they acknowledge death? They acknowledged death. What did they acknowledge? They acknowledged death. Who acknowledged death? Guatemalans. Guatemalans acknowledged death. Did they acknowledge money? No.
They acknowledged death instead of denying it. Who denies death? Americans. Americans deny death. Do Guatemalans deny death? No, no. Not Guatemalans.
Amerians deny death. Do I like that Americans deny death? No, I don't like it. I don't like that Americans deny death but I like that there is life as well as death in Guatemalan cemeteries. I like that.
Did I like the cemeteries? yes, I liked the cemeteries. What did I like? I liked the cemeteries. Guatemalan cemeteries. I liked Guatemalan cemeteries.
Did I like Guatemalan cemeteries or did I like Guatemalan restaurants? I like Guatemalan cemeteries. Whose cemeteries did I like? I like Guatemalan cemeteries.
Guatemalans call it the Day of the Dead but it is also a day to appreciate life. That is all for this mini story.
It is very slow and soft mini story, so this mini story is good for beginning-level learners. For intermediate learners, for advanced learners I use mini stories that are much faster and more difficult. But this mini story for beginners. Ok, see you next time. Bye-bye.
