Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Día de los Muertos

This post is a little delayed, as Día de los Muertos was on October 31st, but I couldn’t let the day go with no mention.

Día de los Muertos is done a little differently down here than Halloween in the US. Black and orange, pumpkins, and hay rides are all American traditions (that derived from Mexico’s much older tradition).

The children here though have taken some of the US traditions and put on a twist. Trick-or-treating is done November 1 and 2 at anytime during the day. You must sing a song, and stores and restaurants are the most popular sites on the route to ask for candy.

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