The major similarities are that both these festivals celebrate the return of the dead to the land of the living. It differs however in that Obon lasts 3 days, while the Dia de los muertos lasts only a day.
El Dia de los Muertos in Spanish basically means Day of the Dead. Halloween remember the day when it was thought the monsters could escape into this world. The only similarity is that they can both have dead in it. El Dia de los Muertoscelebrates and respects their dead relatives while Halloween makes fun of monsters.
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.
They both celebrate dead and fictional charters
on halloween the day of te dead is celebrated
day of the dead is a spanish holiday, while Halloween is an American holiday. on day of the dead the spanish celebrate and honor the dead, so it is very much like all souls' day. Halloween is when you knock on peoples' doors and ask for candy. I'm pretty sure day of the dead is an official holiday but Halloween is definitely, but unfortunately, not.
In the modern day, they're actually asimilar. But Halloween came from the Gaelic pagan festival of Samhain, which featured worship of the dead - as does Day of the Dead.
Day of the dead.
The origins of Halloween (from All Saint's Day, Hallow's Eve, and Day of the Dead) are spaced between the last week of October and the first week of November. Halloween, as it is known to be today, is celebrated every year on October 31.
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.
No, It isn't.
They celebrate the day of the death
I think the spanish day of the dead festival and it lead to halloween