What is the difference between dia de las muertos and Halloween?

Answer 1

The difference is, the day of the dead you remember your loved ones who have died. When they celebrate the day of the dead they shut down all of Mexico,the day of the dead is very sacred day. Halloween,its just a holiday.

Answer 2

The difference is that the day of the dead is honoring and being joyful by remembering their dead loved ones... Halloween is how us Americans and many others celebrate candy gifts and trick-or-treating.
Not a whole lot, save for the country of origin (Halloween came from Samhain, a pagan Scottish festival; The Day of the Dead came from Spain).

Answer 3

1. in halloween, you dress up and gain sweets.
2. In halloween, you "Mock" the dead by dressing up as skeletons.
3. On Dia de los muertos, you decorate and prepeare for the dead to "Come back to life"

Answer 4

I believe ,double ck.... but the day of the dead is celebrating the dead and Halloween is dressing up to blend in with spirits or to scare them away.

Answer 5

Halloween falls on October 31st, and Dia de los muertos, or Day of the dead falls on November 2nd.

Answer 6

The Day of the Dead is a religious holiday celebrating the ancestors who have passed on, and it is celebrated in Mexico. Halloween is a fun day for trick or treating and dressing up