Although some segments of society insist that Halloween celebrations in Mexico are an appropriation of celebrations foreign to Mexican national culture, owners of establishments that specialize in selling items related to the holiday are convinced that its popularity is growing.
Sergio Jacob Niño, owner of the Monster House store a few meters away from the Four Caminos highway system, said sales were so good with Halloween less than a week away that some people were already there The most popular products are already sold out:
“Well, the one from La Monja, it’s on raffle everywhere right now and in fact we don’t have it anymore, we don’t have it anymore, it’s no longer available. We ordered it but they told us it’s sold out in all the stores .”
A month after opening, he noted that he has received customers of all ages who are enthusiastic about the variety of clothing, masks, accessories and decorations he offers and would like to use them to dress up or decorate their home or your business Party held.
He explained that the highest sales days are expected despite recognizing that some of the apparel and accessories are expensive, noting that some people will spend up to six thousand pesos to portray themselves as one of their favorite horror characters.
Verónica Ávila, owner of Casita de Disfrases, a company that operates seasonally in the showroom of a car dealership on Avenida Independencia, with 17 years of experience in the industry, stresses that it is well known that this tradition is deeply ingrained and growing in popularity, Reason for celebration and social gathering:
“The fact is, there’s a lot of atmosphere with people celebrating as a family, with the whole family dressing up.”