Day of the Dead continues to change, and a mixing of cultures and customs continues to occur. Halloween festivities are becoming more prevalent in Mexico: masks and costumes are sold in the ...

“The Aztecs and other Nahua people living in what is now central Mexico held a ... Traditionally, the Day of the Dead ...

Day of the Dead, also known as the Dia de los Muertos, is often mistakenly called the "Mexican Halloween" because of ... which has its roots in southern Mexico, honors the memory of departed ...

The Day of the Dead is celebrated mostly in Mexico and Central America and has ... Similarities and differences between Halloween and Dia de los Muertos Both holidays are within days of each ...

Mexico City and Oaxaca are renowned ... appropriation that turns the centuries-old Day of the Dead remembrances into crass commercialism.” Halloween is closely related to the ancient Pagan ...

People who did know about it tended to think it was the “Mexican Halloween,” which ... has her face painted for Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2017-(Photo by Marla Jo Fisher) The capital ...