Building a Día de Muertos altar, or ofrenda, is a beautiful way to honor a loved one or celebrity who has had a meaningful impact on your life. Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is celebrated ...

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Here's how to build an altar for Día de los Muertos that celebrates your unique culture and heritage while respecting its origins.

Gather around the altar, turn up the music — usually the kind your loved one enjoyed in life — and feast and drink to nourish both the living and the spirits. Honoring the ancestors is universal.

Here are tips on how to build an "ofrenda" altar for Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, from Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art.

A traditional Day of the Dead ofrenda is composed of three levels that represent the celestial, the physical life and the earth, and contains several requisite items. To guide the souls to the ...