Although the Day of the Dead is generally celebrated for a full week in other Latin American countries, Panama's official independence festivities begin the following day, putting the kibosh….
Traditionally, the Day of the Dead was celebrated largely in the more rural, indigenous areas of Mexico, but starting in the 1980s it began spreading into the cities.
Although the Day of the Dead is generally celebrated for a full week in other Latin American countries, Panama's official independence festivities begin the following day, putting the kibosh on extended mourning.
Day of the Dead is also celebrated throughout Mexico and the Catholic world in Italy, Spain, South America and the Philippines but under a different name where all celebrate“All Souls and All Saints Day” on November 1st and 2nd.
The specific date is unknown, but Day of the Dead became a tradition around the 16th century, when Roman Catholicism's All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day(November 1& 2) became intermixed with traditional Mesoamerican(e.g. Aztec, Mayan) beliefs.
Halloween and Day of the Dead both have to do with the spirits of the dead, though Halloween has more to do with warding off evil spirits and Day of the Dead is focused more on welcoming the spirits of family ancestors back into the household, and respecting the dead..
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