Day of the Dead and Halloween? What’s the Difference?
As Garza Blanca Preserve gets itself prepared for Mexico’s Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) on November 2nd and organizes the finishing touches for its Halloween Masquerade Ball on October 31st, Garza Blanca Signature Residences owners and potential residents may be wondering what the difference between the two festivals are. Here is a brief explanation of how the two holidays that honour the dead compare. Similarities The most notable similarity is that both holidays are dedicated to entities that do not exist in the physical realm; in the case of Mexico’s Day of the Dead, we are talking about dead family members and ancestors, while in the case of Halloween we are talking about all kinds of unearthly spirits and demons that come to plague the earth on the Eve of All Hallows. Which leads us to look at the dates when these holidays are celebrated, which have more in common than you might think. The Day of the Dead takes place on the Christian festival of All Souls Day, which marks the end …