National Candy Cane Day 2024 is on Thursday, December 26, 2024: Mexico city for day of the dead.?
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First, it's a national holiday, so no work and no school (I think I still have to go to classes that day though, ugh). We don't celebrate Halloween, so don't expect a bunch of kids in devil costumes trick or treating here, it's considered to be politically incorrect to celebrate gringo holidays. You might still see groups of low socioeconomically group kids trick or treating (they don't even bother to put on a costume though), but they'll rarely get any candy because nobody celebrates it. I don't even see the point in wasting their time like that.
Dia de muertos is a serious holiday. Many families of any background set up altars in their living room to a dead relative or a celebrity they liked that has passed away (the person could have died centuries ago, the only thing that matters is that the person isn't living anymore). You put fruit like tangerines and tecojotes, veggies like jicamas and sugar cane. You also put dead bread (it's a special kind of bread that is only cooked at that time of year, it's sold everywhere if you wish to try it), sugar or chocolate skeleton candies, colored china papers that you can buy at any papelería store for a few pesos. Not obligatory, but a logical idea to put a photo of the person, cook a few dishes the person liked when he/she was still alive and if the person of the altar is a child, a few of their favorite toys.
People write calavera poems which is sort of a mockery poem about a person (real or fictional tv character) has died when he/she hasn't in real life. People love making calavera poems of politicians, I wonder why...
Mexico City can't compare the celebration to rural towns, but you'll still see some awesome altars if you know where to look. They put nice altars in the Zocalo square, museums (the Frida Kahlo museum always has nice altars) and neighborhoods in the southeast of the city. Request info about good altar searching in Tlalpan or Xochimilco. Cementeries look awesome at night on Nov 2nd because they become full of life.
why don't we get off at least one day for Ramadan in the US?
Come on pal.
EDIT: Read Dedicated Secularist's response. 100% on the proverbial money. 10 points for him/her and a candy cane in the stocking.
What are some holidays in october besides halloween?
Holidays for Each Day of October:
1 World Vegetarian Day
2 National Custodial Worker Day
2 Name Your Car Day
3 Techies Day
3 Virus Appreciation Day
4 National Golf Day
4 National Frappe Day
5 Do Something Nice Day
5 World Teacher's Day
6 Come and Take it Day
6 Mad Hatter Day
6 International Frugal Fun Day - first Saturday of the month
6 Physician Assistant Day
7 Bald and Free Day
7 Oktoberfest in Germany ends, date varies
7 World Smile Day
8 American Touch Tag Day
8 Columbus Day - second Monday of month
9 Curious Events Day
9 Fire Prevention Day
9 Leif Erikson Day
9 Moldy Cheese Day
10 National Angel Food Cake Day
11 It's My Party Day
11 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day
12 Cookbook Launch Day
12 Old Farmer's Day
12 Moment of Frustration Day
12 Emergency Nurses Day
13 International Newspaper Carrier Day -date varies each year
13 International Skeptics Day
13 World Egg Day
14 Be Bald and Free Day
14 National Dessert Day - take an extra helping
15 Cane Safety Day
16 Bosses Day
16 Dictionary Day
17 Wear Something Gaudy Day
18 No Beard Day
19 Evaluate Your Life Day
20 Brandied Fruit Day
21 Babbling Day
21 Count Your Buttons Day
21 National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
22 National Nut Day
21 Sweetest Day Third Saturday of month
23 National Mole Day
23 Tv Talk Show Host Day
24 United Nations Day
National Bologna Day
25 Punk for a Day Day
25 World Pasta Day
26 Mule Day
27 Make a Difference Day- fourth Saturday of the month, an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors.
27 National Tell a Story Day - in Scotland and the U.K.
27 Navy Day
28 Plush Animal Lover's Day
29 Hermit Day
28 Mother-In-Law Day - fourth Sunday in October
29 National Frankenstein Day
30 National Candy Corn Day
30 Mischief Night
31 Carve a Pumpkin Day - no surprise here
31 Halloween
31 Increase Your Psychic Powers Day
