do they celebrate halloween in spain?

Answer 1

Yes they do.
Among Spanish-speaking nations, Halloween is known as "El Dia de los Muertos." It is a joyous and happy holiday...a time to remember friends and family who have died. Officially commemorated on November 2 (All Souls' Day), the three-day celebration actually begins on the evening of October 31.

Designed to honor the dead who are believed to return to their homes on Halloween, many families construct an altar in their home and decorate it with candy, flowers, photographs, fresh water and samples of the deceased's favorite foods and drinks. Frequently, a basin and towel are left out in order that the spirit can wash prior to indulging in the feast. Candles are incense are burned to help the departed find his or her way home. Relatives also tidy the gravesites of deceased family members, including snipping weeds, making repairs and painting. The grave is then adorned with flowers, wreaths or paper streamers. Often, a live person is placed inside a coffine which is then paraded through the streets while vendors toss fruit, flowers and candies into the casket.

On November 2, relatives gather at the gravesite to picnic and reminisce. Some of these gatherings may even include tequila and a mariachi band although American Halloween customs are gradually taking over this celebration. In Mexico during the Autumn, countless numbers of Monarch butterflies return to the shelter of Mexico's oyamel fir trees. It was the belief of the Aztecs that these butterflies bore the spirits of dead ancestors.

Answer 2

Spanish Halloween

Answer 3

Halloween as you know it is a US thing. BUT, you could spread your love for it by having a great party! Tell your friends how we celebrate, about costumes, trick or treating, scaring people, and then have a costume party with "typical" Halloween games like bobbing for apples, or wrapping people up as mummys in toilet paper (time them), making popcorn balls, etc. You can give away prizes (cheap ones). You could have an arts and crafts table (maybe too "cutesy") where you can have a few examples of construction paper witches, ghosts, vampires, etc. Have some old stand by music (Monster Mash, Thriller), and have a scary movie playing in the background. At the end of the night, when things have calmed down and people are leaving, cut the music and put on Halloween. Have fun!

Answer 4

In Spain the black cat is considered to be bad luck, especially if you let it cross your path, come into your home or even onto your ship. In Spain also a special pastry known as the Bones of the Holy is eaten on this day.
In Spain November 1 has become a public holiday. On All Saints' Day Catholics attend church services in honor of the saints, the martyrs and those who have died for the Catholic faith. People may also visit their family’s graves to beautify them with wreaths and small lanterns. Sometimes a mass is said at the gravesite and the grave sprinkled with holy water.

On November 2 or All Souls' Day, Catholics attend a special Requiem masses, where they remember those who may be close to them that have died. Prayers for the dead are said and votive candles are lit to honor their memory.

March 13-19 in Spain is Las Fallas which is in honor of St. Joseph whose feast day is on March 19. There are fireworks, bullfights, music, costumed revelers and parades. Giant models of people or papier-mâché effigies called ninots are stuffed with fireworks and burned.

The bonfires and burning of effigies is done to "blazing away" the last vestiges of winter and welcoming the glow of the summer Sun.

Answer 5

It's a foreigner celebration. But now in some bars they celebrate OKTOBERFEST, some bars celebrate Halloween and Why not the chinesse new year?????.

Is money movement, for the bars..., it's a hipocrisy. None of them are in our culture.

Answer 6

OK, I asked my b/f (who is Spanish) and he said no, not really.... when he was a child it was not celebrated, but all saints day, the day following Halloween was celebrated by those who were particularly religious.

Now though, what with the adoption of US customs, halloween is becoming more popular.

Answer 7

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do they celebrate halloween in spain?

Answer 8

I doubt it thats a holiday the US has invented. As Spain is predominately Catholic, I can't see them celebrating the Devils Day can you?

Answer 9

hallowe'en is not a European festival. the only people that would celebrate it there would be immigrants from North America.

Answer 10

This may be feasible