Halloween Vs Day Of The Dead

Halloween vs Day of the Dead
Halloween is a holiday home Celtic held mainly in the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and in Anglo-Saxon countries such as Mexico and Colombia on thenight of October 31. The festival originated in Celtic’s Samhain festival and the Christian’s All Saints Day. In large part, is a celebration secular though some believe it has a religious background.Day of the Dead is a celebration of Mexican origin prehispanic honoring the dead on November 2 , beginning on November 1 , coinciding with the celebrations Catholic of All Souls Day and All Saints.It's a Mexican holiday that is celebrated in some Central American countries and in many communities in the United States, where a large Mexican and Central American population.
On Halloween childrendress up as monsters and trick-or to nearby houses saying “We want Halloween”.
Instead on the Day of the Dead children dress up or paint their faces and skulls will trick known to houses.
OnHalloween tradition is to put a candle in the window to be guided so the dead and move to the home of his family, besides usually squash and cut them in their faces and set sail.
On the day of the deadpeople as well as customary offerings to our ancestors by offering a rich banquet of food that the dead liked in life and also of some cigars and favorite objects, we often put them a way of sawdust toreach the offering.
On Halloween children pumpkin carving and take them with a candle inside and tour the houses so they will go trick or treating.
The day of the dead is customary to make aprocession called the procession of the headlights is 31 October, which consists of a lantern made ​​of paper in China with a candle held by a reed.
In Halloween colors used are orange, purple and black.
Onthe day of the dead are used bright colors and shiny.
The two traditions have their origins but in my mind I hope that the day of the dead did not die because it is a very nice tradition and also...