![]() ![]() ![]() There are a variety of ways to celebrate Halloween across Latin America that are different to celebrations of Halloween in Spain. You can try making your own version with this recipe. Nowadays, celebratory food extends to traditional desserts such as ‘panellets’, almond sweets with various flavours to be drunk with sweet wine. One possible origin behind this tradition links to a time centuries ago when bell-ringers worked throughout the night of 31st October to welcome in Día de Todos los Santos food such as chestnuts was provided for them as sustenance so they could keep ringing the bells. Particularly popular in Catalonia, families come together to roast chestnuts and sweet potato, welcoming in the morning of Día de Todos los Santos. ![]() In northern Spain, in regions such as Galicia, Asturias, and Cantabria, the night of the 31st October is reserved for celebrations of La Castañada. These community celebrations are traditional and religious, more solemn and respectful than your typical Halloween parties with ghosts and ghouls. The word celebrations can only be used loosely as this is All Saints Day, a day to commemorate and pay respect to the saints and loved ones by returning to your hometown and laying flowers on the graves of family members. In Spain, most celebrations happen on November 1st which has been made a national holiday. Seen as more of a kid’s holiday, celebrations on 31st mostly occur in the bigger cities where the idea of Halloween has been commercialised. The Halloween equivalent in Spain, ‘Día de las Brujas’, is not particularly a day for celebration. In Spain, October 31st is known as ‘Día de las Brujas’ (Day of the Witches), November 1st as ‘Día de Todos los Santos’ (All Saints Day) and November 2nd as ‘Día de los Muertos/Difuntos’ (Day of the Dead/All Souls Day). Whilst western culture focuses on Halloween on the 31st October, celebrations and traditions surrounding Halloween in Spain are a little different. ![]()
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