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Originally Posted by n david
Día de Muertos is not Halloween. Día de Muertos is observed mostly in Mexico and takes place over several days -- Oct 31 thru Nov 2. Mostly the tradition plays out on All Saints Day (Nov 1) and All Souls Day (Nov 2).
The Halloween tradition observed here in the US has nothing to do with praying for the dead.
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There isn't much difference.
Los Dias de los Muertos, the Days of the Dead, is a traditional Mexico holiday honoring the dead.
It is celebrated every year at the same time as Halloween and the Christian holy days of All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 1st and 2nd). Los Dias de los Muertos is not a sad time, but instead a time of remembering and rejoicing.
In many places the townspeople dress up as ghouls, ghosts, mummies and skeletons and parade through the town carrying an open coffin. The "corpse" within smiles as it is carried through the narrow streets of town. The local vendors toss oranges inside as the procession makes its way past their markets. Lucky "corpses" can also catch flowers, fruits, and candies.
The celebration of Los Dias de los Muertos, like the customs of Halloween, evolved with the influences of the Celtics, the Romans, and the Christian holy days of All Saints Day and All Souls Day. But with added influences
from the Aztec people of Mexico.
http://www.floramex.com/lihallow.htm
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