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There is a great influence within Mexican culture by the American holiday of Halloween
In Mexico the tradition of the Day of the Dead begins on October 28 and lasts until November 2, while in the United States it is only celebrated on the night of October 31
The Day of the Dead is a UNESCO Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
October has one of the most anticipated traditional festivals of the year, both in Mexico and in the United States, at the end of October, being the 31st for the USA and from the 28th to the 2nd of November for the Mexicans, the celebrations and preparations are not made Wait, the two countries share many themes, parties, traditions and festivities, the use of costumes, meetings, as well as the putting of all kinds of decorations are what unite us; However, there are also differences that complement the cultural breviary of the two nations, which is why it is presented which are the search trends made before the Day of the Dead celebrations and how to prepare for this World Heritage date, which shares a cultural concordance with the neighboring country, preventing by the use of language that Halloween imposes itself on Mexican tradition at least in search of information on the web.
Day of the Dead or Halloween?
To this day, the trend in social networks as soon as the search is extremely marked, it is possible to appreciate the great influence of the United States holiday and the decline in the Mexican tradition, this disparity is clearly indicated by Google Trends.
For Mexicans these were the searches
In United States
The trend of North Americans is overwhelming, in the neighboring country, they have only looked for Halloween in the last 24 hours, marking the indisputable influence in the environment of Mexicans abroad.
Halloween trumps tradition
Meanwhile there is a great variant of search when it comes to cultural issues since statistics show that while in the United States it is more common to search for festivals in Mexico to search for traditions is quite common.
Mexicans show a downward trend in singing in search of traditions and are more inclined to know about foreign festivals.
The trend in the citizens of the United States is clearly about the night of celebration, although the attraction for Mexican traditions already appears here.
Although the celebration of the day of the dead is a cultural heritage of humanity, the Halloween night festivities are better known and disseminated by society, some Mexicans consider that the parties lack a sense of freshness and possibly are outdated, only the trends and social behavior will modify in the coming years how the dead are celebrated each year.
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