Does mexico celebrate halloween?

Halloween (Día de las Brujas) is hailed mainly as a children’s festivity in Mexico on October 31. It is often overshadowed by the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) celebrations on All Saints’ Day and All Soul’s Day. read more

Detractors of Halloween claim that Halloween and the Day of the Dead have absolutely nothing to do with each other, and so Mexicans should prefer Day of the Dead over Halloween. That’s the strategy of the SEP (the Mexican education department). read more

Halloween is celebrated in Mexico, and has been for the past 40 years. It’s gaining in popularity, and unsurprisingly is especially popular among children. Mexican trick-or-treaters, however, do not shout “trick-or-treat,” which is difficult to pronounce in Spanish. Instead, they chant “queremos Halloween” (we want Halloween). read more