DAY OF THE DEAD

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HALLOWEEN

HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN

• It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
• During this festival, people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
• Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints and martyrs; called All Saints' Day
• The night before that was called All Hallows' Eve, later known as Halloween.
• They believed that this night was when the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and ghosts caused havoc.

HALLOWEEN TODAY

• Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century.
• Since then, it has been celebrated as a secular holiday with lots of activities
• The biggest activity that take place on Halloween is "trick or treating", where kids dress up and go get candy.
• Other activities include: bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns.
• Halloween is celebrated on October 31st.

HISTORY OF DAY OF THE DEAD

• The day of the dead is a holiday in Mexico where family members honor the dead.
• It is believed to be a night where the dead and live share realms.
• This holiday has been native to Mexico for about 3,000 years. The holiday survived all these years.
• This celebration is not mournful, but happy.
• They believe should do not die, and on this day they get to come back to earth and visit relatives.

DAY OF THE DEAD TODAY

• On this night, there is a feast and evocation and family members enjoy stories
• Offerings and altars are created to welcome and commemorate the dead.
• Incense are offered so the should can find the place of the feast.
• Alters are created with the favorite things of the person so they can enjoy them again.
• This is celebrated on November 1st-2nd.

SIMILARITIES

• Both Halloween and the Day of the Dead use food as part of the celebration.
• Both holidays use ghosts and spirits in celebrations.
• Both Halloween and Day of the Dead use costumes as a way to express the celebration.
• These holidays are celebrated right next to each other.
• They both use skulls are major decorations.