DAY OF THE DEAD ALTAR/OFRENDA 🧡 | how to make an ofrenda, my mexican traditions, halloween
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- Día de los muertos is a celebration from Mexico when families gather to honor the memory of deceased loved ones from Oct. 31st - Nov. 2nd.
Every year, we set up these beautiful altars to guide our loved ones home and we welcome them with offerings such as their favorite foods, water, even alcohol!
Cempasuchil:
Dia de los muertos is recognized by it’s beautiful yellow and orange hues of marigold flower, or also known as cempasuchil. The reason we use these flowers is because their strong scent and bright colors help guide the spirits to their altars.
Ofrenda Levels:
Ofrendas can be made of several levels. In this case I made mine of two that represent the the earth and the sky.
But the most common Is a 7 level ofrenda. The seven levels represent the seven destinations that a soul must cross to be able to rest eternally.
Typical foods:
As well as the deceased's favorite food, altars usually contain traditional Day of the Dead food items such as pan de muerto, pumpkins, sugar cane, jicama and oranges - seasonal foods.
Salt:
Salt is usually placed on a plate and stops the souls of the deceased from being corrupted by earthly temptations
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I’m a 13 year old girl, my mom passed when I was 9 and she was hispanic. I always felt like I was going to intrude on a culture that isn’t exactly mine so I have never made and ofrenda. But recently my dad has remarried and I felt like I wanted to be closer or at least recognize my mom in a way so I’m going to make her an altar in my room.
You don’t intrude, I’m sure your mom would appreciate that.
❤how did it turn out? You are not intruding. I’m sorry about your mom’s passing.
You can never intrude! You’re one of us
I hope you made it ❤
I’m Mexican but from Texas, so we didn’t celebrate most Mexican traditions as we should’ve growing up.. thanks for educating, I plan to celebrate from this year on & pass the traditions on to my kids 🧡
its never too late. I'm 23 and my family just started making ofrendas after years of living in Texas because a lot of our family passed away this past year.
Also Mexican from Texas. This is such a common story for Tejanos. Our families faced a lot of identity struggles that we can never fully understand. Don't feel alone in this. Our family practiced some traditions, and lost others. But the great thing is, we are in a time where we can be proud of and honor our traditions. Now is the time to learn from one another and reconnect with our old ways.
Thinking about doing a community ofrenda for Dia de muertos in my hometown. Make it a neighborhood thing.
I am not Mexican, but would like to honor my departed family members. Thank you so much for sharing your family traditions. Blessings, Health, Prosperity and Peace to you and yours and to all who read this!
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Last night as I watched this, the stories you shared about your grandpa made me smile and it made me long for my grandpa. When I went to bed I dreamt that I made an ofrenda (which i have never made by the way 😄) and in my dream he came back. I could see his face and even his eyes so clearly (which is very rare in dreams.) It’s the first time i’ve ever dreamt of him since he passed 4 years ago. I just thought I’d come back here and say thank you. 🙏🏻
Oh my gosh how amazing 🥺🧡🧡 Thank you so much for sharing this with me! 🧡
My parents never talked to me about ofrendas and noone makes them in my family and Im mexican american. I never been to mexico I was born in America. I been wanting to make a oftenda for years but didnt know much about it until I saw your video today. Now I want to make one and carry on the tradition so my daughter can learn also :)
You definitely should!! It’s such a beautiful tradition. I hope that by the time I’m no longer here, my babies will feel closer to me by putting up an ofrenda and continuing the tradition 🥺🧡
I'm puertorican and we celebrate Día de los Muertos visiting the cemetery and placing flowers on their relatives graves. I love how people celebrate this tradition in Mexico.
Yes Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition that roots back to the Aztecs.
lol what it originated in Mexico 😭
@@noodlejoos Annette got her history confused, she thinks Puerto Rico is a state of the USA so don’t hold it against her!
Annette Rivera, you are correct!
All around the world, the "time of the dead" is observed from 31st Oct (All Hallows Eve) till Nov 2nd (All Souls Day), with Nov 1st being All Saints day.
While many cultures have their unique names & ways of celebrating, this seems to be a worldwide observance.. especially in the parts of the world where it was introduced by the Catholic church from the 11th century.
P.S. Even my Venezuelan grandparents celebrated with graveside offerings. My parents no longer observe it, but each culture has their unique way of observing.
Your grandpa reminds me of my grandma with her beans and candy that she was always eating. I’m celebrating her this year she passed early 2023
I just miss my son so much I pray he comes and visits me
I'm not latina but since losing my father 4 years ago, I celebrate every year. Setting up the ofrenda makes me feel so connected to them and I feel proud to honor them for the day. Dio de los muertos (Nov 1st) is also my birthday, coincidentally.
I lost three of my grandparents within the last year. In my high school Spanish classes we studied Dia de los Muertos and celebrated in class. I felt inspired to do something this year. Thank you so much for this video.
Your ofrenda looks so beautiful! I am not Mexican but I love this tradition and I am definitely putting up an altar this year. Unfortunately, I can't find cempasúchil in the UK, so I will have to make them with orange tissue paper. I also made a pan de muerto las year and it was delicious! It was hard to make though, it took me a whole day!! worth it :-)
You have no idea how happy this makes me! It’s so fulfilling to see our traditions being shared in other countries. Sending love to the UK!! 🧡✨
so beautiful that you’re following this tradition 🥺
They’re just marigolds.
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It looks so beautiful ♡
I am going to try to make my 1st one this year. I am half mexican and trying to connect with our culture more
That’s wonderful!
i haven’t celebrated Dia de los muertos in years since i’ve been so busy with being newly married and moving from the US to Belgium. this is the first year that i’ll be able to make my own ofrenda and not only was your video super helpful but it was super comforting
My boyfriend is Mexican and we have been talking about putting up one for years and I think this year I’m gonna set one up for us as a surprise for him.
Your altar looks so beautiful!! Here in Brazil we commonly go to the cemetery and take flowers and candles to the graves of our relatives, those who cannot light candles at home
thank you for educating, I absolutely have loved the concept of dia de Los muertos since I learned about it as a child. beautiful tradition 🧡💛
Thanks so much for watching Ciera! 🧡✨
@@cozyaholic we support you cozyaholic, you make my semesters in college smooth lol 🧡🍁
we never celebrated day of the dead even though i'm biracial and since my mother passed away we decided that she would have loved this tradition. she was white but adored day of the dead decorations and hispanic culture. we didn't know where to start and i'm so happy to say that we are going to!! thank you so much for giving us this to go off of!
I was just watching this with my daughter & said “we should do this next year. But idk, we’re not Mexican.” Then you said “you don’t need to be Mexican” I think it’s a beautiful holiday. 🧡
This was so beautifully shot and narrated and I kept crying when the music from coco played 😭 Thank you for sharing 🙏
ANYONE can celebrate dia de los muertos as long as you are being respectful☺🧡💛
Que hermoso video, no hay que dejar morir nuestras tradiciones y mas una celebración tan bonita como esta. Me encantan todos tus videos, saludos de la Ciudad de México.
I'm English and Filipino and since I was just 3 months old ( I was born in August) I celebrated dia de los muertos we would set up pictures, dress up, make all our loved ones favorite foods ❤ and then we would go to the cematary I've ways celebrated it but I make sure to pay extra attention now since I'm 11. ❤
I celebrate it to remember the people in my familìa but I also xelabrate it for a very special person * drumroll please * my madré when I was 9 she passed away and so ive always made it a point so mame it as perfect as I can mame it
I kniw she'd be proud of me and I miss her every day 😔 but I kniw she wouldn't want me to be sad and she would instead want me to celebrate all the great years she's lived she was a great mother ♡♡
love this strong tradition of yours
Beautiful. My family started this tradition 4 years ago and I am so glad we did.
I love ur ofrenda! Those serving dishes are beautiful too!
Just beautiful ♥️
This is so beautiful 🤍 thank you for sharing
This is so beautiful and I feel inspired to come back to my indigenous mexican roots and set up an ofrenda this way 😊✨🧡
Que hermoso!! It’s so beautiful! You did amazing, definitely using this as inspiration.
It is so lovely thank you for sharing
Very beautiful.🧡🧡
¡que hermosa tu ofrenda!
this is very beautiful and I love the description of everything thanks for sharing chica!
Precioso ❤️
I loved the Coco theme song at the end.. beautiful ofrenda🏵️
Great video! Very simple and beautiful ofrenda! Love it!
I am so happy to be learning about how different cultures honor their loved ones/ancestors. Your ofrenda is beautiful. Thank you for sharing 🕯🧡🤲🏾
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this it touches my heart🧡 I would love to do one for my father🧡🧡
Me encantó tu ofrenda 🧡
Me encantó que bonito tu altar 😊💝
What a beautiful ofrenda! Loved your video!
So beautiful! Thank you for sharing
Very interesting to learn about your tradition.
Wow this is beautiful 😍 I just the movie “coco” and it was such an amazing movie! I love the Mexican tradition and how you honour your loved one. Makes me feel like a proud Mexican (even though I’m African lol)
Love and peace xx
Very beautiful👍🏻 I didn’t know much about the culture before? Thank you for taking time to explain every thing.
How awsome!🤎
Thank you for the help. I loved the video
this was so beautiful
Thank you so much for sharing this! This is very informative for students learning about Mexico in Spanish class.
Me encanto , muy sobria y a tu estilo . Pero no pierde la esencia de un altar de Día de muertos 🥰
Beautiful ❤
Beautiful video and ofrenda ❤
I love this tradition so much. You did such a beautiful job and I love seeing different traditions brought out around this time of the year. My family loves the movie coco, we named our dog after the dog in that movie bc we are obsessed and it’s so cool to see something like this.
Me encanta poner las ofrendas siempre ponen pan de muerto y dulces y en la noche cuando todos duermen bajo a comerme el mole con pollo y la coca jejejejejeje 😎👍🏻 solo una vez sentí q me tocaron la mano y escuché “eso es mío Andrea ” y me asusté y no me puede comer el mole con pollo :(
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I remember celebrating All Souls Day in the Philippines. My boyfriend and I were in Old Town in San Diego a few days ago. I was so inspired to make something for my mom... Your ofrenda looks so beautiful!! 🧡🥰🥀🍞
I love this !! My parents does this as well! 🧡
I enjoyed your video. It brought back many good memories and lots of smiles. Be blessed.
Thank you so much for sharing your traditions with us. I might create my own offrenda ❤️
such a beautiflul thing of our culture and our people and how we all stand togeather as Una Gente una raza unidos Mexicanos!
Me encanto tu altar y que sigas esta tradición y que se respete este día de los muertos y pedir a Dios por todos los que se nos an adelantado té felicitó y gracias por tu explicación
Saludos desde Georgia! 😄can’t wait to put my altar
Beautiful
Thank you for sharing this, it's beautiful!
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This was educational & enjoyable on every level level! 👊🏽
Ending w/ that song is the icing on the cake imo.
Wow! Very beautiful. Me encanto mucho! I also love the music you played throughout the video and the song from Coco at the end! Thank you for sharing! Oh and the story about your grandfather and his candy; love it!
Lovely ofrenda! Love that you share about you abuelo. My father passed 21 years ago on Nov. 2nd and the Day of the Dead is that more meaningful to me and my Mexican Family.
Lovely display - what a beautiful tradition :)
Thank you!! 🧡✨
thank you I love this excellent video
ITS SOOOO PRETTY!! 🥰🌻🌼💐 👼
Hermosa Ofrenda ❤️❤️
Gracias! 🧡✨
❤❤❤❤❤ love from a Latina in Iowa
You did a great job!
I’m Cuban and we celebrate El Dia de Los Fieles Difuntos from November 1-2. Más común para nosotros vamos al cementerio los cuales en esta fecha tienen extended open hours and ponemos flores y nos sentamos a hablar con nuestros muerticos. A los niños les decimos ahí descansaban los que de cierta forma an contribuido a que nacieras. We light tons of candles and tomamos cafecitos y ron y después de las 12 marchamos a casa. ♥️ un beso.
Thanks for this! Many dead relatives these past few years. I wanted to do this, but it's a little late in the game being it's the second I also want to do a little more research to get it right. I will definitely be doing it next year! Thanks!
I am Mexican and I don't like many things about our culture. But this is one of the traditions I will teach my son.
What are the things you don’t like about being Mexican? You should love your heritage and yourself! Always!
i love the smell of marigolds
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En República Dominicana también guardamos el día de los Difuntos, 2 de noviembre. Normalmente la gente va al cementerio durante el día, lleva flores y velas, y oran por las almas de los que ya partieron de este plano físico. También se celebran misas especiales en las iglesias católicas.
Me gusta mucho esa tradición de México de celebrar estos días con comida especial, altar, desfiles, reuniones familiares, Etc. Muy bonito.
I love Day of the Dead
This is absolutely gorgeous. I'm not Mexican but I'm so interested in this tradition. On Nov 2nd I can't wait to make Mexican hot chocolate and watch Coco 🧡
I love this! I’ve always wanted to honor my late mother with my kids and was never sure how, but this would be so special for us to do! Where did you find your marigold/bead garland?
Made it myself! I found the beads at Michaels, took the stems off the flowers, and used a needle and thread to put it together!
@@cozyaholic did you use natural flowers for the garland?
I am a Spanish language student and my exams include this topic in literature paper and thanks a lot to this great video of yours which helped me understand every little detail about this festival in very short time. Keep the good work going, much love from INDIA🇮🇳
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we also have such tradition in the Philippines, we visit our loved ones at cemetery and it is done every 1st of November. we were once under Spanish colonization that is why I think we have the same tradition.
I was reading about the history of Day of the Dead and I agree with you!! Thanks so much for watching girl! 🧡✨
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Poland celebrates too
Every year during dia de los muertos my tía sets up a huge altar for everybody in our family that have passed away on my mom’s side
my great grandmother recently passed away within the past 4 years she used to visit every summer from Mexico and used to make the family amazing food and I miss her everyday but every year we put up her picture along with the rest of the family :) ❤️
It’s so pretty!
Thank you Eden! 🧡✨
My town is hosting a dia de los muertos at the local museum we have a large mexican community. Im thinking of going.
So beautiful 😍
For all the food or offering, what do you do after? Do you keep them, eat them?
Esto es hermoso!! Soy puertorriqueña 🇵🇷 y no seguimos esta hermosa tradición pero como a muchos boricuas a mi sí me gustaría ☺️ En mi país encendemos velas 🕯 una por cada difunto q queremos recordar, eso hacía mi abuelita. El año q viene voy a intentar hacer un altar como el tuyo tan bello para mi papá q falleció hace solo 6 meses 😔. Un abrazo enorme ❤️
Muchas gracias por tu comentario! Mandando abrazos ya que tu papa fallecio. Estoy segura que le encantaria que lo recordaras con una ofrenda! 🧡
I loved your video.
It just confirmed a few doubts about small details…
My country is just a few steps from Chetumal Quintana Roo…
Belize is made up of a mix culture…
The North are more into difuntos and finados in November…
Día de los muertos would just define what I remember my Granny placed in her altar…
It’s just in a wider and elaborated scale… just beautiful…
I will do mine this year… ☠️
Thanks for explaining the meaning of everything! I only know what I know from the movie coco 🤣🤣
So beautiful! I’m not Mexican but I will be doing this from now on. I found some beautiful decorations to use :)
Everything is so gorgeous. Can you share where you got your items from? I especially loved the wood bead garland (I want one ☺️)
Also the papel picado is so nice.
Hi, I am new to your channel and I love you videos. I am also Mexican American and I would like to start to make a alter. I never grew up learning how to do one my family would just have pics,food and white candles but never a alter with flower. I am going to start doing this . I wanted to ask where you bought the garland on the wall I would like to get one. Thank you for sharing our beautiful tradition. Be blessed.
So pretty. Where did you get your table cloth and picture frame ?
I know this was on the 16 but I got this video from my spanish class my teacher posted it
on my homework so I can write all about the Ofrenda and I am mexican I did not know about
this lol! I wrote everything about this video and I think I might do this trandition because of you! :D
And am a knew Sub! and its a little funny that my teacher gave this video to the whole class
and I actually got inspired by you! and thank you for the facts and everything I got an A+ On my Spanish class! :D
Am in 6th grade by the way did not need to know that but oke! I will watch all ur vids rn xD ByE!!! :D
Nice! What do you do with the food after? Since its sitting out for 3 days, do you still eat it?
Hello I’m a new subscriber, question did u use a tablecloth
So pretty 😍 I’m doing one this year for my family members that have passed on .Where did you get the bead garland with the Marigolds ?
I actually made it myself! I cut the flowers stem off, bought the beads at Michaels and strung it together with thread! 🧡✨
This is so sweet. I've seen pictures of some of the cemetery ofrenda and they were rather garish, but yours is lovely and I love the way you explained all the elements. This is a tradition that even an Anglo like me can appreciate and adopt. Thank you!