Halloween

Next Tuesday will be Halloween.  Will you be celebrating it?  How about your children?  How has Halloween changed since you were young?

I´m sure you know all about Halloween traditions, but do you know how much Americans spend on the holiday?

http://fortune.com/2016/10/31/americans-spending-halloween-2016/

The first of November is a holiday here in Spain, but do you know how they celebrate it in Mexico?

http://www.lifemattersmedia.org/2015/10/dia-de-los-muertos-a-celebration-of-life-and-death/

Do you know of any other countries that celebrate this holiday and any of their traditions?  

There are many taboos related with death.  Which ones do you know of around the world?  In some places merely talking about death and planning for it are difficult and taboo for some people:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10825710/The-real-reasons-why-death-is-still-so-taboo-hard-to-talk-about-with-your-loved-ones.html