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Arch Altar
© Suzanne Barbezat Offerings and Altars for Día de Muertos
One of the traditions around Day of the Dead in Mexico involves making an altar or offering for the spirits who will return on this occasion. This photo gallery contains photos of a variety of Mexican Day of the the Dead altars.
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I like the elaborate arch on this Day of the Dead altar.
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Altar with Pan de Muerto
© Suzanne Barbezat This altar has special pan de muertos (Day of the Dead bread) in a vaguely human shape in different sizes, and colorful cempasuchitl flowers.
This altar was in a display of Day of the Dead altars that took place in the Oaxaca City Zocalo.
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Flowers Altar
© Suzanne Barbezat This altar has lots of flowers in it - the orange cempasuchitl and the purplish red cockscomb make a nice combination.
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Three-tiered Altar
© Suzanne Barbezat This altar has three tiers. Papel picado and bandanas were used as decoration.
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Frida Kahlo Tapestry Altar
This altar was sponsored by the organization Mujeres Unidas A.C. from the village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. Frida Kahlo is pictured in the tapestry hanging at the back of the altar.
My favorite thing about this altar is the miniature band procession on the bottom left.
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An elegant altar
© Benito Hernández This altar looks very polished. The dark purple tablecloth contrasts nicely with the orange cempasuchitl flowers.