by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 16, 2026 | Blog
How do you say Veterans Day in Spanish? It is Día de los Veteranos, and in Mexico November has its own national holiday: el Día de la Revolución, on November 20. If you live between the United States and Mexico, or just talk to people in both, these are the two...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 16, 2026 | Blog
An ofrenda is the altar families set up for Día de Muertos to welcome back the souls of their dead, and every item on it has a job. The meanings below come from Mexican government institutions: INPI, INAH and ISSSTE. Families and regions do it their own way, so not...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 14, 2026 | Blog
Día de Muertos and Halloween fall days apart and both use skulls, but they are different holidays, with a different origin and a different purpose. Halloween is October 31. Día de Muertos runs from October 27 to November 2, and its main day is November 2. Arturo, who...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 13, 2026 | Blog
Cempasúchil is the orange marigold you see everywhere during Día de Muertos, and it is there for a reason. According to Mexico’s Secretaría de Agricultura, its color is believed to represent the light of the sun, which guides souls back to the world of the...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 12, 2026 | Blog
October 27 is the day for pets. It is the first day of Día de Muertos. From October 27 to November 2, each day is set aside for a different group of the dead, and the season opens with the animals. Arturo, who teaches with us at Speak Better Spanish and lives in...
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