Halloween And Day Of The Dead Similarities

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La dia de los muertos, known as The Day of the the dead, is celebrated similar to Halloween. Both Halloween and The Day of the dead include spirits but they are incorporated in different ways. These holidays share similarities and differences through their history, festivals, and and they way the spirits are incorporated. While Halloween is celebrated only on October 31st, Day of the dead is celebrated starting on October 31st and ending on November 2nd. The day of the dead was started centuries ago by the catholics and aztecs. This holiday is a combination of All soul’s day from the Aztecs and All saint’s day from the Catholics. Halloween was started by the celts over 2,000 years ago, it is celebrating the end of the harvest. Celebrations

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