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1. Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a festival rooted in what nation's customs?
2. What Christian holiday allegedly originating in the sixth century is meant to reflect upon those trapped in Purgatory?
3. Tomb-Sweeping Day, or Qingming, is celebrated in mid-April in what Asian nation?
4. To Buddhists, the seventh month of the Chinese calendar is often referred to by which of these names?
5. The Bon Festival would likely be celebrated in which city?
6. The name Pitru Paksha, a Hindu celebration, translates to 'fortnight of the ancestors'. How long does this celebration last?
7. Radonitsa is the custom of dining with the departed often, in history, by their graves in which country?
8. The Korean custom of Chuseok is meant to worship the dead and celebrate which of these?
9. During Lemuria, malevolent spirits would be exorcised from houses, often with generously offered beans. This was done in which ancient civilization?
10. In Madagascar, Famadihana is a tradition known by what other name?
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