Things you need to set up a Day of the Dead altar

In Mexico , people remember their loved ones who have passed away on November 1 and 2 , a celebration known as Day of the Dead .

During Día de Muertos , Mexicans set up ofrendas : altars decorated with flowers , candles , photographs , and other key elements to show love for their family members on a day when it is believed that they return to earth.

Although there are different types of altars , the most traditional ofrenda has 7 levels because Indigenous people believe the soul has to go through 7 stages to reach the underworld .

If you want to set up an altar at home, you have to add the following elements:

1.

A cross or the image of a Saint

2. Photographs

of family members who have passed away

3.

Salt

, water , candles , sugar skulls , copal , and cempasuchil flowers

4. Pan de Muerto

, as it symbolizes the Eucharist

5.

The loved one's favorite foods and drinks

6.

Photographs

of the loved one to whom you are dedicating the altar to

7.

A cross made with seeds or flowers and papel picado

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