Mexico’s Day of the Dead and its imagery officially crossed ... are no hard rules on what to include on a Dia de los Muertos ...

(FOX5) - Day of the Dead, or Día de Los Muertos ... Traditionally this holiday is celebrated by honoring the dead through ...

These dogs were believed to guide ancestral spirits to their final resting place into the afterlife.

Día de los Muertos, or the Day ... altars – either a table at home or on the grave itself. Family members clean and decorate the gravesites of loved ones with skulls, garlands, candles and ...

An altar set up for a 2021 Day of the Dead celebration by Palo Alto resident Virginia Gutiérrez Porter. Courtesy Virginia Gutiérrez Porter. Packed with exposed wooden pallets, art easels and ...

An ofrenda is an altar decorated with offerings to the dead like marigolds, food, photos of the deceased, sugar skulls, and Pan de Muerto (day of the dead bread). Participating businesses with ...

With films like The Book of Life and Disney’s Coco, themes around Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead ... The top tier identifies the dead being invited to the altar with photos, along ...

Traditionally, Mexicans build Day of the Dead altars in their homes and outside ... who died from COVID-19, and marigolds, known in Mexico as “the flower of the dead” for a scent believed ...

The day’s main attraction are 100 altars (ofrendas), erected along the avenues of mausoleums. Adorned with photographs, ornate decorations, sugar skulls, food offerings, marigolds and skeletons ...

This Mexican holiday is rooted in rich traditions, including colorful altars called ofrendas ... During Día de Muertos, families use marigolds, candles and offerings to welcome the spirits ...

On the Day of the Dead (el Día de los Muertos), families ... welcome people into their home in Los Angeles to share their altar and teach making paper marigolds. Recommended supplies to follow ...