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Monday, November 01, 2004, 08:05

In Mexico: A constant struggle between Halloween and Day of the Dead

NY Newsday

Along with other U.S. institutions such as Wal-Mart, Domino's pizza and Hollywood movies, Halloween has made such gigantic inroads in Mexico in recent years that some purists slam it as a crass cultural invasion. Their fear is that it is subverting Day of the Dead.

Fernando Híjar, an anthropologist at the National Museum of Popular Culture here, acknowledged "there is a constant struggle in Mexico between Halloween and Day of the Dead." "But I don't think Day of the Dead is going to lose the competition," he added. "Over the centuries, Mexicans have been savvy in how they incorporate foreign influences."

More significant than Mexico's Halloween craze, according to some observers, is the growth in Day of the Dead celebrations in areas with burgeoning Mexican communities such as New York. "Culture flows across the border in both directions," Híjar said. >> continue

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