Day of the Dead, the dates its celebrated is Oct 31 – Nov 2, country of origin is mexico. the purpose is to Remember and celebrate friends and family who are dead. Celebration is to Visit cemetery, leave food offerings shaped like skulls at the altar along with candles, incense and a picture of the dead person. typical food to eat is Pan de muertos (bread of the dead – skull-shaped bread), candied pumpkins, any favorite food of the celebrated late friend/family member.
Halloween, date celebrated is Oct 31, country of origin is Ireland. they purpose is An appreciation of the afterlife and the survival after death. celebration is to Carve Jack o’ Lanterns out of pumpkins, decorate the house with a ghoulish theme, parties, go trick or treating door to door wearing costumes. typical food to eat is Pumpkin pie, cookies shaped like pumpkins, ghosts or skulls, candy, cakes made like a graveyard.
day of the dead, de los Muertos goes back to the Aztecs, who had not just a few days but an entire month dedicated to the dead. Festivities were presided over by the goddess Mictecacihuatl . The annual rite features skeletons, altars and other trappings of death, but the ancient holiday celebrates life in its embrace of death.
Halloween, the Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.