One of the most popular Mexican traditions is “The Day of the Dead” celebrated on November 2nd. However, celebrating Halloween has become popular and although it is an American festivity, thousands of Mexicans and people from many other countries include it as part of their national celebrations. What about your country?

Una de las tradiciones más populares de México es la celebración del Día de Muertos el 2 de Noviembre. Se dice que ésta celebración surgió mucho antes de que los españoles llegarán al continente americano y hoy todavía se mantiene la esencia de ésta tradición. Sin embargo, en los últimos años se ha adoptado la [...]

Il y a une dizaine d’années, vers la fin du mois d’octobre, les magasins français étaient remplis de décorations aux couleurs sombres et orangées, les enfants passaient chez leurs voisins pour demander des bonbons, et les jeunes adultes se déguisaient avant de rejoindre leurs camarades pour une soirée sur le thème des monstres et des [...]

About ten years ago, towards the end of October, French shops were full of dark or orange decorations, children asked their neighbours for sweets, and young people dressed up before meeting their friends and having a party on the theme of monsters and witches. However, nowadays, Halloween is almost not celebrated. What are the reasons for this loss of interest? Why don’t the French celebrate Halloween as much as people do in the UK?

Ainda que para os brasilieiros o Dia das Bruxas não tenha nem de perto a mesma relevância que tem na tradição anglicana, o Halloween vem ganhando adeptos ano a ano. Tudo começou com os cursos de inglês, para os quais o Halloween é uma das festas mais importantes do ano. Se o início foi isolado [...]

Although Halloween in Brazil does not have nearly the same importance as in the Anglican tradition, this custom has been gaining supporters every year. Nowadays, in the last week of October, many stores are decorated with pumpkins and dark colors and adorned with Halloween products.

How do the French celebrate Halloween? Let’s take a closer look.

Citrouilles, toiles d’araignées, fantômes et autres chauves-souris…Halloween, célèbre fête folklorique depuis des millénaires tient ses origines dans les sociétés anglo-saxonnes et celtes…mais quand et comment Halloween t’il débarqué en France? L’arrivée dans le pays Certains prétendent qu’Halloween était célébrée par les Gaulois sous le nom de Samain et qu’elle marquait, pour les peuples celtes, la [...]