27/10/2025
-- La Castanyada --
Just as Anglo-Saxon countries have Halloween, Mexicans celebrate Día de los Mu***os, la Castanyada originates from old funerary rituals, commonly used to commemorate ancestors that have passed away.
It is said that the tradition of eating the foods came from needing energy to stay up all night. Bell ringers from the churches would go around the neighbourhoods telling people it was time to pray for the departed. It is also said that it was customary to leave the fires on during the night and set food up for the ancestors so they might eat and warm themselves when returning for a visit
