Halloween versus Day of the Dead

When people think of Halloween, they think of costumes, candy and possibly death. When people think about Day of the Dead, they think that it is like Halloween. Those people are wrong. Halloween is very different from the Day of the Dead in many different ways. The day of the Dead is when Mexicans honor the dead by placing food and drink on their graves. Halloween is mostly a candy giving holiday nowadays. Halloween is …

…the flowers and go to their home where their family created an alter for them. In conclusion, Halloween and the day of the Dead are two completely different holidays. Halloween originated as a Catholic holiday and the Day of the Dead was originally in Mexico. On Halloween, people try to scare the spirits away and on the Day of the Dead, people welcome the spirits back and they have a party for their dead relatives.