What is your favorite holiday? You may say that it is Halloween‚ or if you are from a Spanish-Speaking country‚ it may be El Día De Muertos. They are very popular‚ and their day of festivity is very close‚ and you may think that they are very different. However‚ although thee two days are very different‚ they have a lot of similarities in the things they do‚ some of their beliefs‚ and their origins. Today‚ we celebrate Halloween on October 30th . Kids take their costume‚ go out with their friends
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For my cultural contact credit I attended a Day of The Dead festival (Dia De Los Muertos). This event took place on october 5th‚ 2015 and was located at Steele Indian School Park. This was a free to the public. It was also the forth annual festival at this specific park‚ and I have to say for a newer festival it did not disappoint. There was a variety of activities scheduled for that day. There was candy skull decorating‚ live dancing and singing performances‚ and special appearances of La Llorana
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Dia de los Muertos‚ or colloquially‚ Day of the Dead‚ is a celebration of those departed into the afterlife. It is the holiday in which Mexico is most famous for (Brandes 1997: 270). In the modern day‚ this holiday refers to the pan-Roman Catholic holiday All Souls Day‚ which has its origins in Europe. In Mexico‚ the Day of the Dead is the largest annual ceremony‚ and rivals it’s ancestral origins (Brandes 1997: 271). In North America‚ Dia de los Muertos‚ or Halloween‚ has become less about celebrating
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The holiday Dia de los Muertos celebrates life of the dead. In Mexico‚ the celebration is held from October 31 to November 2. The origins are a combination of inherited beliefs and Catholic teachings. The days are a lasting and enduring ritual when the living converse with the dead. The roots of this tradition go back to pre-Hispanic cultures of Meso-Americans. When the Spaniards invaded the country this celebration was rooted so deeply that even after 5 centuries it is still celebrated like its
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When is Dia de los Muertos? Dia de los Muertos (also known as day of the dead) in Mexico is celebrated on October 31st and ends on November 2nd. What is Dia de los muertos? Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican Celebration where the people come together to cook and celebrate those who have departed‚ it is believed that the people who have departed‚ visit their families on this special holiday. During Dia de los Muertos Altars are decorated with flowers‚ candles‚ skulls‚ and pan de los muertos (Also
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Dia de los Muertos The Day of the Dead Jackie Norsworthy Dr. Richardson Death and Dying Los Dia de los Muertos‚ or the Day of the Dead‚ is a Mexican holiday spanning two days and three nights. During this holiday‚ families gather to welcome the souls of the people that have died. They see these days as crossroads between the living and the dead. The Day of the Dead originates from ancient Aztec culture and although Christianity has influenced this celebration over the years‚ the Mexican
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holiday halloween celebrated in America have some things in common and some things not in common.They are very different despite similarities that they have ‚ they have more differences than they do things in common. In the holidays dia de Los Muertos( day of the dead ) and the holiday halloween one of the most common differences is where they are celebrated dia de Los Muertos is celebrated throughout mostly mexico and halloween is celebrated throughout America. So dia de Los Muertos and halloween
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to college after the she was happy for that. However there was a lot of thing to debate. Some of these Choices were: Celebrating El Dia de los muertos or not income it into the family tradition and celebrate throughout the centuries. She ends up keeping it in the tradition. So far the rest of the her life and generation after hers still celebrate El día de los muertos from children to children. Easter carosones or not making Easter carosones and
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Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a celebration of life rather then death throughout the Hispanic community. On November first and second‚ All Saints day and All Souls day‚ Hispanics gather to celebrate in their own customs and intrigues according to their specific cultural region. However different these regional cultures may be they all share in a similar celebration of life through remembrance. Many times these festivities are held at the grave site of their loved ones and also throughout
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Halloween is celebrated on October 31 all over the world‚ but it is most popular in the United States and Canada. It believed to have evolved from the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain‚ which marked the end of the season of harvest and the beginning of winter. The Celts lived in what is now Ireland‚ the United Kingdom‚ and the northern part of France. The winters in these places were very cold and dark‚ and were often associated with death. The Celtic people believed that the transition between these
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