I'm not sure that they are exactly the same thing. They may be related to each other but they have different definitions and are celebrated on different dates according to the link I'm reading. Halloween is like a more fun spin off, lol. You get to dress up, collect candy, and throw eggs at peoples houses for giving you lame candy.[X(] My car was egged last year. The joke is on them, I needed an excuse to wash it anyways.[sm=tired.gif] You can bet that security cameras will be going up when I get a more expensive car.
I don't celebrate Day of the Dead. I'm sure a lot of people only celebrate Halloween as an excuse to have fun.