Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated in regions of Mexico, Latin America, America, and in even more countries on October 31 through November 2. In Mexico the holiday takes place in central and southern parts and in America the holiday takes place in California, Texas, Arizona, and more due to the increasing rate of immigration. This holiday blends native Aztec rituals with Catholicism. The holiday was brought to Mexico and parts of Latin America by Spanish conquistadors. On October 31…

celebrate the dead, or celebrate the end of the harvest season. The holidays that represent these celebrations, Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, are similar and different in their own way. The origins of Halloween date back to 500 B.C in the Celtic tribe. The Celts believed that the god of death overpowered the sun god and summoned spirits of the dead to visit the living. They also wore costumes to scare off the evil spirits. Those costumes caught on to today’s Halloween celebration. The…

Muertos” or “Day of the Dead, (English and Spanish will be used interchangeably in the paper), is complex and combines Indigenous culture with Catholicism in Mexico, to create a unique celebration of life and death, which is evident the rituals, foods and arts. The festival blends two different ideologies, yet in ways similar, to create an entirely unique Mexican national festival. Though the Day of the Dead celebration is believed to be more closely related to the Catholic feast days of All…

los Muertos The carnival Dia de los Muertos taking place in Mexico occurs on the first and second days of November. The two days are spent celebrating the lives of lost family members and friends, rather than mourning the death. This time is filled with calaveras (skulls), calacas (skeletons), colors as bright as the sun, and a happy remembrance of loved ones. The celebration of the Day of the Dead is distinctive in its history, countries, and customs. The Mexican carnival has unique history…

Halloween focuses on accepting death for a day and shifting the norm upside down. However El Dias de los Muertos is a holiday that uses various forms of festivities to celebrate death accept it and one could argue actually cherish it. The notion that death is cherish in Los Dias de los Muertos, which is Spanish for the day of the dead, can be seen through the practices of festivities that are done. One portion of the festivities that are done within the day of the dead is the fact that many…

United States. Spanish speaking countries have specific holidays that are important to their country, a few are the Day of the Dead, Carnival, and Holy Week. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on November first and second. It is a time of remembrance to loved ones who have passed away. The Day of the Dead is a lot like Memorial Day in the United States. On the Day of the Dead, families visit their loved one's grave site and decorate it…

Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican celebration where Mexicans celebrate, remember, and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed into the afterlife. This is not a time for suffering, but a time to honor and remember those who have passed. This holiday is celebrated on November 1, and even though it can be celebrated in many places, it is usually celebrated where it originated from, which is Mexico. Those who celebrate the Day of the Dead were positive that the dead…

treating. I have always wondered how Halloween became such became such a popular holiday. The origins of Halloween can be traced back to the pre-Christian festival of the dead, also known as Samhain. This ties to the theme of Religion since it was the Celtic’s largest and most important holiday. They believed that Samhain was the day where the ghosts of the deceased where able to communicate with the living. It was later “adopted” by the Christians; they tried to convert the Celtics into their…

one? Dia de los Muertos, also known as “The Day of the Dead” is a Mexican holiday in which family and friends gather together to remember the lives of their loved ones who have passed away. They also use this holiday to help support the spiritual journey their loved ones are taking. Many people from all religious and ethnic backgrounds celebrate Dia de los Muertos. It has its roots in pre-columbian cultures and beliefs (Day_of_the_Dead). The Day of the Dead usually begins on Wednesday, October…

ways, such as All Saints Day, All Hallows Eve, and even the Day of the Dead. One of Halloween’s origins dates back to the Celtic Festival of Samhain. Two-thousand years ago the Celts celebrated their new year on November 1st, which was the end of summer, but the beginning of winter. The Celts believed that on New Year’s Eve, the separation between the worlds of the living and dead, became non-existent. October 31st they celebrate the Samhain, when the ghosts of the dead return to earth. These…