Crossroads Día de los Muertos Ofrenda Gallery
Share Your Ofrenda in the Crossroads Día de los Muertos Gallery
Día de los Muertos isn’t about mourning; it’s about remembering. Across the Crossroads, families are building beautiful ofrendas, or altars, to honor loved ones who have passed. Each candle, photo, and marigold represents a story, a memory, and a bond that never fades.
Whether your ofrenda is a simple setup on your kitchen table or a full display covered in color and yummy treats, we’d love to see it. This year, we’re creating the Crossroads Ofrenda Gallery, a digital space where our community can come together to share, remember, and celebrate those we love and miss.
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Here’s how to be part of it:
Submit a photo of your ofrenda and tell us who you’re honoring this year. Maybe it’s a parent, grandparent, sibling, or friend. Maybe it’s a beloved pet who always felt like family. Every altar tells a story, and we want hear hear yours.
If you’re new to Día de los Muertos, the ofrenda is the centerpiece of the celebration, a welcoming space filled with candles, food, sugar skulls, marigolds, and mementos that invite loved ones’ spirits to visit from October 31 through November 2. It’s a beautiful reminder that love doesn’t end with loss.
If you need help building your own ofrenda, here are a few key elements that are used on most altars and each holds a significant meaning.
- Marigolds are a traditional flower for Dia de los Muertos. Their bright color and strong fragrance are believed to help guide spirits to your home.
- Candles on altars are like a landing strip. When you light the candles, they shine bright and help the spirits of your loved ones easily find your home.
- Food that reminds you of your loved ones is placed on altars as offerings.
- Photos of ancestors and loved ones are placed on altars to honor them.
- Personal objects of departed loved ones are often displayed to celebrate the lives they lived.
- Colorful skulls are painted in bright colors and symbolize the cycles of life and death.
Share your photo with us on the station app and help us fill the Crossroads Ofrenda Gallery.
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