And I mean a United States largely the same, with perhaps somewhat higher legal immigration from Mexico.
Simply have this holiday celebrated much more commonly.
Simply have this holiday celebrated much more commonly.
70 years ago in the era of more regional bakeries, maybe Mrs. Baird's in Texas?. . . Who would be the big beneficiaries on Dia de los Muertos? . . .
This part about the children is sad and poignant and very sweet." . . . in central and southern Mexico during the chilly days of November 1 & 2. Even though this coincides with the Catholic holiday called All Soul's & All Saint’s Day, the indigenous people have combined this with their own ancient beliefs of honoring their deceased loved ones.
They believe that the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31, and the spirits of all deceased children (angelitos) are allowed to reunite with their families for 24 hours. On November 2, the spirits of the adults come down to enjoy the festivities that are prepared for them. . . . "
So, Día de los Muertos sounds like it is both a serious and a fun holiday.
At Halloween, we laugh at scary things.
And/or by dressing up as ghouls and goblins and witches and ghosts and mummies and zombies, etc, etc, etc, we kind of dance with the scary thing as it were. And then it's not so scary.![]()
Well, both celebrations are great, Halloween is popular here (Mexico) however it's mainly focused towards costume parties there are not many children asking for candies while Día de Muertos remains as the most important holiday this days.Personally I think it sounds nicer than Halloween which always seem to be either candy and kids or scary s--t on tv or the internet.
That is neat that one culture can celebrate both holidays.Well, both celebrations are great, Halloween is popular here (Mexico) however it's mainly focused towards costume parties there are not many children asking for candies while Día de Muertos remains as the most important holiday this days.