How to pass vars to snippets in Shopify

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Method 1: Declare variables right above the snippet:
{% assign snippet_variable = ‘this is it’ %}
{% assign snippet_variable_two = ‘this is also it’ %}
{% include ‘snippet’ %}

Method 2: Include variable into include command:
{% include ‘snippet’, snippet_variable: ‘this is it’, snippet_variable_two: ‘this is also it’ %}

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