(english translation available, after the pictures)
hola!
hoy quiero compartir con ustedes mi mini altar de muertos 2017
la caja está fabricada con cartón y papel
la mayoría de los adornos están hechos a mano, algunos están moldeados con pasta de fomi, otros con algunas miniaturas que encontré por ahí. (pequeños frascos de vidrio, cuentas de plástico y metal, flores de papel)
quise que éste altar llevara elementos de lo más tradicional, como son la imagen religiosa, flores, velas, calaveritas, comida etc.
tiene muchos significados
LA PORTADA
LA MARIPOSA MONARCA
en algunos pueblos de México la creencia es que las mariposas monarca que llegan en ésta época, son las almas que vienen de visita
FLORES ANARANJADAS
La flor de cempasúchil, como tal, proviene del náhuatl y significa ‘veinte flor’ o ‘flor de veinte pétalos’, se utiliza como decoración y ofrenda ritual en el Día de Muertos. Es habitual utilizar los pétalos para marcar en el suelo el camino que deben seguir las almas de los difuntos hacia los altares domésticos levantados en su honor. Esto se debe a que tradicionalmente se decía que sus pétalos guardaban el calor del sol e iluminaban el camino de regreso a los difuntos. Los pétalos también se emplean para formar collares que simbolizan la bienaventuranza
EL PRIMER PISO
representa lo espiritual, se pone una imagen religiosa, de un santo o deidad, la cual bendice nuestro altar, por eso hay también velas y flores
SEGUNDO PISO
representa a los muertos adultos, por eso le puse botellas de licor, cerveza, vasos y jarros
TERCER PISO
representa a los muertos pequeños o niños, por eso puse el pan, comida y postres, las calaveras de dulce
el pan de muerto es redondo porque significa el circulo de la vida, el circulo de arriba es el cráneo y los de los lados forman una cruz, y son los huesos
¿Por qué las calaveritas de azúcar tienen nombres?
Hay dos versiones sobre los nombres que se colocan en la calaverita. Uno menciona que es el nombre del fallecido que quiere recordar ponerlo en la ofrenda.
Por otro lado está el nombre de quien aún vive, se dice que cuando le das un pedazo de éstos a un ser querido (ya sea amigo o pariente), mantienes un espacio en el inframundo a través del simbolismo representado por la figura sellando así el destino de la persona.
espero que les haya gustado mi muy personal representación del altar de dia de muertos
espero tus comentarios!
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Hello!
today I want to share with you my mini dead altar 2017
the box is made of cardboard and paper
most of the ornaments are handmade, some are modeled with paste of foam, others with some miniatures that I found out there. (small glass jars, plastic and metal beads, paper flowers)
I wanted to do this altar with elements of the most traditional, such as the religious image, flowers, candles, skulls, food, etc.
it is full on meanings:
the bright colors, mean life. live colors are used so that death does not make us sad.
THE COVER
MONARCH BUTTERFLY
in some towns of Mexico the belief is that the monarch butterflies that arrive in this season of the year, are the souls of death that come to visit us, nice! right?
ORANGE FLOWERS
The flower of Cempasúchil, as such, comes from Nahuatl and means 'twenty flower' or 'flower of twenty petals', is used as decoration and ritual offering on the Day of the Dead. It is customary to use the petals to mark on the ground the path that the souls of the deceased should follow to the domestic altars raised in their honor. This is because traditionally it was said that their petals kept the heat of the sun and illuminated the way back to the deceased. Petals are also used to form beads that symbolize beatitude.
FIRST FLOOR
the first floor represents the spiritual, we put a religious image, a saint or deity, which blesses our altar, so there are also candles and flowers
SECOND FLOOR
represents the dead adults, that's why I put bottles of liquor, beer, glasses and jars, and a Frida Kahlo picture
THIRD FLOOR
represents the little dead or children, that's why I put bread, food and desserts, sweet skulls
the bread of death is round because it means the circle of life, the circle above is the skull and those on the sides form a cross, and are the bones
Why do the sugar skulls have names?
There are two versions that are told about the names placed on the skull. One mentions that it is the name of the deceased who wants to remember putting it in the offering.
On the other hand is the name of who still lives, it is said that when you give a piece of these to a loved one (be it friend or relative), you keep a space in the underworld through the symbolism represented by the figure of sugar, thus sealing the destiny of the person.
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now some information about this celebration
Did you know that ... The celebration of the Day of the Dead does not only last two days?
According to the grandparents, the tradition begins in this order:
- It begins on October 28 and lights the first light (white candle) and a white flower to welcome the single souls.
-On October 29, another candle is lit and a glass of water is dedicated to the departed forgotten and helpless.
-On October 30 a new candle maker is put in place another glass with water and a white bread is put for the deceased who left without eating or those who had an accident.
-On October 31 another candle is lit, we put another glass with water, another white bread and place a fruit (mandarin orange or guava) this is for the dead of the dead (ancestors) or the grandparents of your parents that some we had or have the pleasure of meeting them (great-grandparents).
-On November 1 is the day that is known as the day of the small dead, or children on this day put all sweet food, pumpkin, guava, chocolate, honey, flowers.
-The day November 2 known as the day of the faithful departed or the adult dead that is the day that is placed all food, cigars and their beers and in every day of the obvious celebration put flowers, incense is burned of copal of preference.
-At the end, on November 3, the last white candlestick is burned copal and dismissed asking them to return the following year.
In Mexico, it seems that we "mock" death, but it's the opposite, we have a lot of respect
Day of the dead IS NOT a celebration or worship of death, it is a celebration of life, the life of those who once were among us, is to remember those loved ones, and to do as they are back with us, at least in our memories.
A very curious fact that I remember as a child, (I´m 54) my grandparents and aunts did not allow us to listen to music or lit the television, we had to be quiet and calm, while adults put the altar and prayed
now this is rare in big cities, but still respect and stillness is maintained in many towns throughout the country
I await your comments!
