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![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a circle of life that we recognize and instead of being sad which we know they wouldn’t want us to be, we rejoice and celebrate them as if they were standing next to us, holding our hands and drinking atole as we sing their favourite songs and dance as a family through the night. Yet, on Dia De Los Muertos all of that changes and we celebrate their spirit for two wondrous, colourful and joyous days. To whom? To our loved ones: our deceased Abue who made the most authentic and perfectly shaped handmade tortillas with the greenest spiciest salsa de molcajete you’ve ever seen or tasted, the Abuelo whose lap you sat on watching El Chavo in the early morning curled up with your cobijita, your primo/a who you would fight with every single time you went to visit the family en el rancho but secretly admired because he had the greatest imagination, and lastly your family dog who your dad swore he would never get and in the end they became the best of friends - those meaningful people and animals who have passed whom we cannot hug or chat with any longer. Before we get into the simple way to set up an ofrenda, may I ask, do you know what an ofrenda is or what it means? Ofrenda may be just a word, but oh the meaning and the symbolism. Each altar is specific and unique to the home and people who make it, but there are a few important elements that should be on every altar including: Pan de Muertos bread Flor de Muertos Salt Paper in the form of Papel Picado or tissue paper flowers Incense A cross A glass of water Candles Calaveras Photos of the ones you wish to. ![]()
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