Special Supermarket Hours in Spain for All Saints' Day
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Spain has a special day on 1 November. It is called All Saints' Day. Many shops close or open at different times.
Mercadona is a big supermarket in Spain. It has special hours for 1 November and 2 November.
Other supermarkets also change their hours. These are Lidl, Carrefour, Dia, and Alcampo.
Some supermarkets stay open on 2 November. This is the day after All Saints' Day.
People need to check the hours before they go shopping. Not all shops are open on these days.
This happens every year in Spain. 1 November is a public holiday.
Vocabulary7 words
- All Saints' Day
- a special day on 1 November; people remember family members who died
- supermarket
- a big shop; you buy food and other things there
- public holiday
- a special day; many people do not work
- special hours
- different times than normal; a shop opens or closes at a different time
- shop
- a place; you buy things there
- close
- not open; you cannot go in
- open
- you can go in; a shop is working
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Answer key
1. All Saints' Day 2. Mercadona 3. No, hours are different
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Spain has a special day on 1 November. It is called _____.
Many shops _____ or open at different times.
Mercadona is a big _____ in Spain.
It has special hours for 1 November and _____ November.
Other supermarkets also change their _____.
These are Lidl, Carrefour, Dia, and _____.
Some supermarkets stay open on 2 November, the day after All Saints' _____.
People need to check the hours before they go _____.
1 November is a _____ in Spain.
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