Traditions around the world
Mexico: dia de los muertos
Mexico: dia de los muertos In Mexico, Halloween doesn’t hold a candle to El Día de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. A colorful
December 9, 2022
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In Italy, people celebrate the modern, imported celebration of “Halloween” alongside the older, traditional “Ognissanti” festivities.
“Ognissant” translates to “All Saint’s Day,” and it falls on November 1-2. However, people often begin the celebrations a day or two in advance.
During Ognissanti, tradition holds that the souls of the deceased come back to visit their living relatives. People decorate cemeteries with fall chrysanthemums. They leave food out for visiting spirits. In some parts of Italy, parents leave gifts out for their children on behalf of their dead relatives, almost like a miniature Christmas.
Mexico: dia de los muertos In Mexico, Halloween doesn’t hold a candle to El Día de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. A colorful
guatemala: barriletes gigantes, giant kites festival Guatemala also observes the Day of the Dead. Every year, the people of the towns of Santiago Sacatepéquez, and
Italy: ognissanti In Italy, people celebrate the modern, imported celebration of “Halloween” alongside the older, traditional “Ognissanti” festivities. “Ognissant” translates to “All Saint’s Day,” and