11 Questions Latinos Get Around The Holidays, Answered

    No, Día de los Muertos isn't Latino Halloween.

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    by Alex Alvarez

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    1. Being greeted with "Feliz Día de los Muertos!" on Halloween.

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    These are two separate and distinct holidays, my loves. (If you work, say, writing on the internet, a lot of this comes in the form of ill-advised press releases.)

    2. "Are you going to dress as one of those Latino skeletons?"

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    They look great, don't they? But this specific style of dressing is for honoring the dead and/or laughing in the face of death, as is the case with La Catrina -- she's a satirical take on the upper class (your wealth won't save you, after all). The tradition pre-dates Spanish colonization to Mexico, and not all Latinos celebrate this way.

    3. "But you guys don't celebrate Thanksgiving, right?"

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    Some of us do! After all, we're Americans, too, and a lot of our families have been here for several generations. Our traditions are just like anyone else's -- too much food, lots of family, and someone yelling about football.

    4. "Every Latino celebrates Christmas."

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    Nope. Latinos come from every religion, and some don't celebrate Christmas at all.

    5. "What do you eat for Christmas dinner?"

    6. "How come you guys celebrate on Christmas Eve?"

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    It's not just Mexicans! Lots of Latinos have a special dinner on Noche Buena (Christmas Eve) in anticipation of the Big Day, and then might have a more low-key celebration on Christmas Day.

    7. "Does that mean double the presents?"

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    That's a Latino secret.

    8. "What's with Three Kings' Day?"

    9. "Intriguing. Is there food involved?"

    10. "Can I be invited next year?"

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    Sure!

    And finally, the most terrifying question of all...

    11. "¿Y tu novio?"

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