They symbolize the wind, one of the elements of life. The Hollywood Forever Oral History Series features the stories of different families explaining the ...

23 окт. 2024 г. · In Day of the Dead altars, it's included as a symbol to prevent the body of the dead from becoming contaminated during their journey to the ...

31 окт. 2019 г. · Often referred to as “flowers of the dead” (flor de muerto), it's believed that the scent of these bright orange blooms help attract souls to ...

27 сент. 2024 г. · Papel picado serves as a colorful and meaningful trim: black represents death, purple means grief of mourning, pink is celebration, white ...

27 окт. 2021 г. · There are a lot of aspects to these elaborate altars, the most common symbolizing the four main elements: water, fire, earth and wind.

25 окт. 2023 г. · A cup or bowl of water is left on an ofrenda to represent purification. It also acts as a symbol to help cleanse the souls that are traveling back to the land ...

The ofrendas represent a remembrance of the departed, a reminder that life is eternal and that presence of the deceased loved one is everlasting. The ofrendas ...

4 мая 2022 г. · And on Día de Muertos, souls must return home, so altars served as a guide and had the objective of helping the deceased find their way again. ...

25 окт. 2022 г. · The altar is the center of this celebration, and its elements are a mixture of pre-Hispanic and Catholic traditions that merge to celebrate death.