"The Day of the Dead is much more Spanish than Halloween**"**, explains Susana Pliego, Director of Culture at Casa de México, explaining the importance of this tradition that is gaining an ever increasing number of followers in Spain. In contrast to Halloween, which is a more gloomy holiday based on the sale of sweets and things which go bump in the night, the Day of the Dead unites pre-Hispanic Mexican traditions with Spanish ones to celebrate life and what lies beyond death.
In order to showcase Mexican customs, for the eighth consecutive year the Casa de México in Madrid has set up an altar of the dead, designed for this edition by the architect and photographer Guillermo González.
