noche de brujas and dia de los muertos
English translation: witches' night ; All Souls' Da
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| na | witches' night ; All Souls' Da |
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| na | Cultural footnote: Oddly enough, when the name of the... |
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witches' night ; All Souls' Da Explanation: Halloween is the 31st of October, All Souls' Day is the 1st of November |
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Cultural footnote: Oddly enough, when the name of the... Explanation: November 1 celebration of All Souls' Day in Central and Latin America is translated back into English, the literal Spanish phrase -- "Day of the Dead" -- is customarily used. And did you know that "Halloween" is derived from "All Hallows' Eve" -- that is, the "eve of All Hallows' (All Saints') Day"? |
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