Comments on: How to Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

By: mumbai to shirdi taxi

mumbai to shirdi taxi — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:57:48 +0000

I visited a cemetary in Mexico City 5 year on Día de los Muertos and it was probably the best cemetary experience I’ve ever had. Instead of getting creeped out by all the graves as I usually do, all the families there eating, playing music, leaving flowers, and celebrating the lives of their loved ones who had passed away made the whole grave and cemetary thing make a lot more sense.

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Thu, 30 Oct 2014 04:43:14 +0000

[...] Create an altar to honor and celebrate the loved ones you’ve lost. In Mexico, they can be found everywhere from homes to schools to businesses in honor of the holiday. [...]

By: Rayn Roberts

Rayn Roberts — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:56:11 +0000

Thanks for all the info on dia de los muertos. I ‘m using some of it for my ESL class at a community college in Washington State. But hey, I’ve heard it said that in Mexico people don’t say, “Feliz dia de los Muertos” because it’s not actually a “happy” day like Christmas when people say , “Feliz Navidad!”, but then I’ve seen other people say it’s used especially in the USA. What is the traditional greeting for dia de los muertos? Can any tell me please. Thanks, Rayn Roberts

By: Katherine

Katherine — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:02:19 +0000

I can see why you would think this, because both of these holidays happen on the same dates, therefore they are considered to be the same. But, although there are some similarities, there are a lot of differences. The first difference is the food. On halloween kids go from door to door, asking for candy. But, on dia de los muertos, people offer food and objects called ofrendas. Types of ofrendas would be flowers, toys, and foods like sugar skulls and pan de muerto. On dia de los muertos, instead of carving pumpkins like on halloween, they decorate sugar skulls. One last thing is that both holidays are based on the dead, but the difference is that halloween is about being scared of the dead, and dia de los muertos is about celebrating the dead.

As you see I have my own blog on this, and I was able to reflect on this information! In my research, i was surprised to find out that the spanish wear wooden masks on this day instead of costumes. I think that the spanish would be surprised to find out that we are scared of the dead instead of welcoming them. I think these differences exist because of the different religious and cultural backgrounds between canada and spain. These could influence the understanding of the dead, and the celebration of them.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:00:04 +0000

This blog inspired me to look into how this relfects in my countires hilidays. I noticed that In canada we celebrate a day for screams and ghosts on october 31st. This holiday is called halloween. In spain they celebrate the end of october a little differently. From october 31st to november 2nd, they celebrate a day called day of the dead. They seem so similar, are they the same?

By: Ana Flores

Ana Flores — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:32:14 +0000

Thank you! Glad you watched the video because it´s definitely worth it!

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:25:02 +0000

Excellent complilation of information and I loved that Viva Calaca video!

By: Evelyn Germaine

Evelyn Germaine — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:01:02 +0000

I love the quote from Ocatavio Paz in the article. You really do get that sense in reading Latin American literature– at least in Marquez and Borges, I feel. It’s almost like death does not come as a reaper with a sickle, but like a mexico city limo on the way to a party. Víva Día de los Muertos!

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Design Your Own Calaverita and Win! {Contest} « SpanglishBaby™ — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:07:38 +0000

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By: Books & Libros: Día de los Muertos « SpanglishBaby™

Books & Libros: Día de los Muertos « SpanglishBaby™ — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:44:06 +0000

[...] to read some interesting cultural tales with your niños. Use this list, a complement to the crafts and recipes found elsewhere on SpanglishBaby, as a guide to a better understanding of this important Latino [...]