Is halloween and Mexico day of the dead kind of the same thing...my teacher did a celebration for Halloween but I did not participate...now we are having a celebration for the day of the dead and people are trying to convince me it and halloween are two different things are they?
2006-10-31 16:17:28 · 14 answers · asked by soulfullilangel 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Its just a day to remember the ones that have come and gone, nothing wrong with that.
2006-10-31 16:22:15 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the day of the dead is more like the a feast for the spirits of your dead ancestors and not so much about being a special day to celebrate all of the saints that don't have their own feast days. Halloween is really a Christian holiday that has degenerated by the way. It was an attempt to use the marking of the autumn equinox for a church rite. All Hallows translates basically as All of the Holy ones.
Please note that the mexican day of the dead is supported by a very definitely Christian population with a Catholic history.
2006-11-01 00:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 1910 edition of The Encyclopædia Britannica states: “All Souls’ Day . . . the day set apart in the Roman Catholic Church for the commemoration of the faithful departed. The celebration is based on the doctrine that the souls of the faithful which at death have not been cleansed from venial sins, or have not atoned for past transgressions, cannot attain the Beatific Vision, and that they may be helped to do so by prayer and by the sacrifice of the mass. . . . Certain popular beliefs connected with All Souls’ Day are of pagan origin and immemorial antiquity. Thus the dead are believed by the peasantry of many Catholic countries to return to their former homes on All Souls’ night and partake of the food of the living.”—Vol. I, p. 709.
The Encyclopedia Americana says: “Elements of the customs connected with Halloween can be traced to a Druid ceremony in pre-Christian times. The Celts had festivals for two major gods—a sun god and a god of the dead (called Samhain), whose festival was held on November 1, the beginning of the Celtic New Year. The festival of the dead was gradually incorporated into Christian ritual.”—(1977), Vol. 13, p. 725.
The book The Worship of the Dead points to this origin: “The mythologies of all the ancient nations are interwoven with the events of the Deluge . . . The force of this argument is illustrated by the fact of the observance of a great festival of the dead in commemoration of the event, not only by nations more or less in communication with each other, but by others widely separated, both by the ocean and by centuries of time. This festival is, moreover, held by all on or about the very day on which, according to the Mosaic account, the Deluge took place, viz., the seventeenth day of the second month—the month nearly corresponding with our November.” (London, 1904, Colonel J. Garnier, p. 4) Thus these celebrations actually began with an honoring of people whom God had destroyed because of their badness in Noah’s day.—Gen. 6:5-7; 7:11.
Such holidays honoring “spirits of the dead” as if they were alive in another realm are contrary to the Bible’s description of death as a state of complete unconsciousness.—Eccl. 9:5, 10; Ps. 146:4.
2006-11-01 00:25:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dia de Los Muertos is basically a celebration of All Saints Day, however, it's more like Memorial Day than anything. The day has a more celebrative theme. It's a time to honor and remember the dead, as well as to remember that we have one life to live, and that we shouldn't squander it.
Feel free to celebrate, as it is not the same as Halloween.
2006-11-01 00:30:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Day of the dead is different form Halloween. Day of the dead is celebrated in remembrance of those who have passed on. There are often picnics near the persons gave stone with their favorite foods. The also dedicate alters to those who passed on its really quite different and even similar customs have different origins.
I think that if it is to culturally enlighten you, you should participate. I want to go to Mexico for Dia de los muertos to see it for myself.
You don't have to believe it or take it seriously but you could experience it so you understand it better.
2006-11-01 00:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by BabyBella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dia de los Muertos is just praising the dead.
Usually whatakes place during such a celebration is the making of altars of a relative or a dear friend that died. On the Altar people usually bring food that he liked and pictures of him or her in his or her youth. Its very different than Halloween. But do not take it seriously if you don't want to, same goes for Halloween.
2006-11-01 00:25:49 · answer #6 · answered by Rodney I 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here in México the 80% of the population is Roman Catholic, we celebrate the day of the dead as an heritage, it is indeed a mix of religion and tradition. In the ancient mexican cultures (before Christopher Colombus) the people of these cultures used to think that their beloved ones had to travel thru the Chignahuapan than means nine rivers so they were burried with a dog for guidance and suplies for their journey.
The Spanish brought the religion so they adapted it to the old tradition and created a holiday to adapt it
2006-11-01 22:39:51 · answer #7 · answered by jaime romano 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its about the same slightly different. Halloween around the world is mostly for fun dressing up and candy and partying, The day of the dead is a seriously religious Holy-Day and during that time the Dead are almost sort of worshiped. Food is carried to grave sites and left for them amongst other pagan activities. I suggest that you do not participate in this demonic ceremony.
2006-11-01 00:23:52 · answer #8 · answered by Agnon L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are two different things the day of the dead or Dia de muertos is a celebartion with both precolumbian and catholic roots, where people remember their relatives and friendas daed but in a festive way.
maybe if you are going to celebarte it in a school I thuink youll put an ofrenda that is a kind of altar dediacted to a dead person with the food he or she liked.
Also is very popular tahtd ay to write calaveritas taht is a kind of funny or joky poem about the dead of someone
2006-11-01 16:44:30 · answer #9 · answered by Sergio Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if Halloween and the day of the dead are the same things, but I don't think it would be a bad thing for a christian to celebrate isn't to remeber your loved ones
2006-11-01 00:22:12 · answer #10 · answered by Chelsey m 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are different. Most Hispanic cultures are predominately Roman Catholic, so Dios de los Muertos is more than acceptable.
2006-11-01 00:35:19 · answer #11 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋