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Read the passage.

El Dia de Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is celebrated in Mexico with offerings of flowers, pottery, food, and toys. In the Far East, festivals to remember those who have died include family reunions and ceremonial meals at ancestral tombs. In the United States, national holidays such as Veterans’ Day and President’s Day continue the age-old custom of honoring national heroes. Important festivals such as these have long been observed among a wide variety of cultural groups.

Which best expresses the main idea?

A.
Humanity’s fascination with death is expressed in a variety of ways.

B.
Mexico has many festivals each year.

C.
Festivals honoring the dead exist in many different cultures.

D.
Some American holidays honor national heroes

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I think is C because in the text it's the main idea.
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The main idea of a text is the point of the ideas, the most important view presented in the writing, in this passage are mentioned several festivals or holydays to honored the dead in different countries and cultures around the world, the main idea is Festivals honoring the dead exist in many different cultures. The answer is C.

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