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contraction of All Hallow's Eve (Eve of All Saints) also known as Halloween is a holiday of pagan origin that is celebrated every year on October 31 and whose roots come from an ancient Celtic festival from more than 3,000 years ago. years known as Samhain ("Summer's End" in Old Irish).

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Although it is currently a day of costumes, sweets and children, its origins are not so happy. The holiday was celebrated in Ireland when the harvest season came to an end and the "Celtic New Year" began, coinciding with the autumn solstice.

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On the Day of the Dead it is about paying homage to deceased loved ones, which is why altars or offerings are placed. Something that cannot be missing are the cempasuchil flowers, which due to their striking color and smell, are believed to help the soul of the person to find his home. The candles are also placed in the offering and serve to guide the path of the dead. Putting out food and drinks that the person enjoyed in life is essential, because you want to feast on them the night they return. Shredded paper and colorful decorations is something that cannot be missing.

Instead, on Halloween it is believed that the spirits return in an evil form and their purpose is to scare the living. This is why people decorate their houses and put on costumes that cause fear, in order to ward off the souls. The most used colors are purple, black and orange. Another characteristic is that children usually ask for sweets with the typical phrase: "Sweet or Truco" (Trick or Treat).

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On Halloween, the traditional thing is to decorate pumpkins, known as Jack-O'-Lantern. This tradition arose from an old Irish folk tale that tells of Jack, a farmer who with his cunning managed to catch the Devil, but when the farmer died he could not enter heaven or hell, so he was condemned to live in a flame inside of a pumpkin.

In Mexico, the representative image par excellence is La Catrina, which is a skull but with colored clothing and makeup. It was created by José Guadalupe Posada and baptized by Diego Rivera. He represented Mexicans who pretended to be Europeans and denied their own race, heritage, and culture.

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The Day of the Dead and Halloween are often confused with the same date due to their proximity and similarity. However, each celebration is born from a different culture and has different traditions. The first and clearest is that Halloween is celebrated every October 31, while the Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1 and 2.