US EditionHalloween and a Declining Christian Tradition Coexist on All Saints' Day in Spain
- Skeletons, ghosts, and monsters filled Spanish cities for Halloween, while many older people visited cemeteries for All Saints' Day to remember the deceased.
- Many cities in Spain celebrated Halloween with skeletons, ghosts, and monsters at night, contrasting the next day's sober remembrance of the dead on All Saints' Day.
- Younger generations are embracing Halloween customs, as illustrated by Miguel Izquierdo's decorated home, which drew large crowds.
- Sociologist José Bobadilla explained that this cultural change is a result of societal secularization and the influence of Americanized customs.
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Halloween and a declining Christian tradition coexist on All Saints' Day in Spain
The sobriety of the Catholic tradition, by which on All Saints' Day graves are cleaned and flowers are brought to cemeteries to spend time with deceased loved ones, has given way in recent years to sweets, fake blood, and spider webs from one of the most iconic holidays in the United States.
On October 31 of each year Halloween is celebrated and, although it is not a party typical of our country, they say that there is nothing more Spanish than to sign up for any celebration. This has made that, already for years, carved pumpkins, witches, webs and ghosts decorate Spanish streets and buildings on these dates.
Skeletons, ghosts and monsters of all kinds took to the streets of many cities in Spain at night to celebrate Halloween. The next morning, a larger generation went to the cemeteries of the country to remember their dead.
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