Don’t be afraid to add your own personal touches in addition to any traditional elements you may wish to use. Whether enjoyed as a solo or group activity, it can even be therapeutic. Making a Day of the Dead altar is an easy and creative way to remember the life of someone who has passed on. For example, if your altar is for someone who was a painter, paint brushes, a paint palette or other tools they may have used would make for a perfect addition.

Objects that represent their hobbies or work can be used as well. Families who celebrate often set up a Dia de los Muertos altar, or ofrendas de dia de muertos (ofrenda de muertos), in their homes to honor the deceased. How to set up a Day of the Dead altar Artelexia / Elexia de la. Objects, clothes or other items related to who your altar is forĪny available articles that may have belonged to the deceased, such as clothes or jewelry, add a personal touch to your altar. Pull out all the stops and create your own altar. Used in a variety of colours and combined with coloured sawdust, one can create beautiful and intricate paths that lead up to the altar. Ortiz created this colorful altar as a curator for MECA and the Hardy & Nance Art Courtesy: Lizbeth Ortiz. But put together, the altars create a mosaic of colorful tokens and memories. Families create altars to display ofrendas, or offerings, to welcome the spirits of loved ones into their homes. The first day you honor children, and the second is for remembering adults who have passed.

Each altar box differs in size, having been upcycled from drawers and crates. In parts of Mexicoand more and more, in the United Statespeople celebrate Da de Muertos, Day of the Dead, on November 1 and 2. A variety of seeds and grains are often used in decorating altars, meant to represent the Earth. 1 honors deceased children and babies, often referred to as the Día de los Inocentes the Day of the Innocents.

Dia de los muertos altar set up