The Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, is November 2, All Souls’ Day. The observance has “spread out” as it becomes more important to hold celebrations on a weekend, but the origins of “Hallowe’en” vs. “Dia de Los Muertos” observances are unrelated.
Yes i think it’s All Souls’ Day rather than Halloween. But i was told the celebrations start on Oct 31 and end on 2 Nov. Dont know, am not mexican.
The Feast of All Souls has become a special day for me after I joined our church choir. We commemorate those members of our parish who have died during the previous year with an evening Mass, and have a reception afterward for family members. This year, with November 2 being on a Sunday, the Commemoration will be observed at a Sunday morning Mass.
Information on the day can be found here - http://catholic.org/saints/allsouls/