The Day of the Dead & Halloween

The Day of the Dead, is a traditional Aztec and Mexican holiday honouring the dead. It is celebrated every year at the same time as Halloween.

In the homes families arrange ofrenda's or "altars" with flowers, bread, fruit, candy and pictures of the deceased family members.

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The next day the families travel to the cemetery.

They carry flowers, candles, blankets, picnic baskets and they also clean the graves of their loved ones.

Skeletons and skulls are found everywhere and some people bring their guitars and radios to listen to music.

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“Halloween” is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar.

Halloween was started by the Celts, who celebrated their New Year on November 1st.

People allow their children to dress as ghosts, witches, pirates and many other monsters.

"Ooh, what a scary vampire!"

Halloween is a children’s holiday where all the children get dressed up and go door to door asking for candy.

It is not the Mexican version of Halloween. Mexicans have celebrated the Day of the Dead

since the year 1800 B.C.

There are no images of dead people, ghosts, witches, or the devil.Altars or ofrendas are not for worshiping but for offering our love

and remembering our departed family members.

Common MisconceptionsAbout the

 Day of the Dead Celebrations 

It’s a day of happiness because we will be

remembering our loved ones.

It is about Love not Fear. It is not a sad ritual.

1. The day of the dead is a traditional American day.

2. In the ofrendas people arrange pictures of ghosts, witches, monsters or the devil..

3. Halloween is celebrated on October 31st and November 1st.

4. In the day of the dead all children get dressed as monsters.

5. The day of the dead is the Mexican version of Halloween.

6. The day of the dead is about sadness and fear.7. Thee day of the dead is celebrated since the

Aztec times.

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