In our home we celebrate Dia de Muertos so last night we had the family get together for the Cena de Muertos (Dinner with the dead)
We preparer dinner for our loved ones that have moved on, in this case my father in law and my dad. We prepared their favorite dishes like Mole, Ceviche, Carne Asada and we make sure their favorite drink in on hand, so we had tequila, mezcal, wine and beer.
We set the table and save a place for both of the guests that we were expecting for dinner.
We welcome them, we pray and then we enjoy a nice dinner while sharing stories of the ones visiting us. After a long while, (we do take our time) we say our goodbyes and let them know we'll see them again next year.
Part of this is also having an Altar of the Dead. This Altar must have:
Water for their thirst after their long trip back to us.
Spices that represent the soil they'll be stepping on one more time.
Colored paper stringed together to represent the wind they'll feel and air they will breathe.
Sugar skulls that represent death as a sweet part of life and the only thing that is for sure in life.
Cempazuzhil flower that will be the guide and road for them to us and back.
Copal and Incense, this is to purify the souls of the dead and prevent the spirits from doing any harm while being back in the world of the living.
Bread of the dead, this represents the body of the dead and the red colored sugar topping represents the blood.
Four candles that represent the cardinal points.
Paschal candle that represents the soul of the dead.
Pictures of the loved ones we want to visit us, without these they cannot find us.
Their favorite Food and Drink, this is the biggest gift they can receive.
Here is a picture of the Altar my wife set up.
I hope this does not upset anyone, if is does I apologize in advance. It's just a beautiful tradition and thought I'd share it.
Hope you all have stay safe and God bless.
We preparer dinner for our loved ones that have moved on, in this case my father in law and my dad. We prepared their favorite dishes like Mole, Ceviche, Carne Asada and we make sure their favorite drink in on hand, so we had tequila, mezcal, wine and beer.
We set the table and save a place for both of the guests that we were expecting for dinner.
We welcome them, we pray and then we enjoy a nice dinner while sharing stories of the ones visiting us. After a long while, (we do take our time) we say our goodbyes and let them know we'll see them again next year.
Part of this is also having an Altar of the Dead. This Altar must have:
Water for their thirst after their long trip back to us.
Spices that represent the soil they'll be stepping on one more time.
Colored paper stringed together to represent the wind they'll feel and air they will breathe.
Sugar skulls that represent death as a sweet part of life and the only thing that is for sure in life.
Cempazuzhil flower that will be the guide and road for them to us and back.
Copal and Incense, this is to purify the souls of the dead and prevent the spirits from doing any harm while being back in the world of the living.
Bread of the dead, this represents the body of the dead and the red colored sugar topping represents the blood.
Four candles that represent the cardinal points.
Paschal candle that represents the soul of the dead.
Pictures of the loved ones we want to visit us, without these they cannot find us.
Their favorite Food and Drink, this is the biggest gift they can receive.
Here is a picture of the Altar my wife set up.
I hope this does not upset anyone, if is does I apologize in advance. It's just a beautiful tradition and thought I'd share it.
Hope you all have stay safe and God bless.
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