AHC: Both Halloween and Día de los Muertos celebrated in much of United States?

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.
 
Simple - find an industry that benefits from celebrating it. Beer companies get a boon off Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick's Day. Candy companies win big on Halloween. Jewelers take in lots of money on Valentine's Day. Who would be the big beneficiaries on Dia de los Muertos?
 
Oh, I don't know if the demographics will change that much!

What interests me is the possibility of a country having two similar, overlapping, but still different holidays around the same time.
 
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http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/support/dodhistory.html

" . . . 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. . . . "
This part about the children is sad and poignant and very sweet.

So, Día de los Muertos sounds like it is both a serious and a fun holiday.
 
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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. :)
 
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. :)

Me, I just watch Halloween specials from shows I like, including Ed, Edd, n Eddy and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends; they're usually not that scary and I'm quite comfy with that.
 
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.
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.

The main reason is the meaning of this holiday, people thinks that their deceased love ones come back it is also seen as more important than Halloween because it has some roots from the native cultures while several people opposes Halloween because "it's a foreigner tradition, get out gringo!" Or "Our holy Father shall punish you, lovers of demons"
Well I exaggerated a bit on last one but here the religion has a huge influence in society, really...huge.

But of course, there's people who enjoy Halloween, the fun of putting on a disguise or looking at some special episodes of Halloween or scary marathons.
 
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.
That is neat that one culture can celebrate both holidays. :)
 
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