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title: Day of the Dead Altar
author: Eneas De Troya
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21124/day-of-the-dead-altar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-29
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# Day of the Dead Altar

_Authored by Eneas De Troya_

## Image File

[![Day of the Dead Altar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21124.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21124.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Day of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2807/day-of-the-dead/) altar, photograph by Eneas De Troya, 2009.

Depicted here is a home altar of offerings (*ofrenda*) assembled for the Day of the Dead (*Día de los Muertos*), a widely observed festival in Mexico in which celebrants commemorate the departed. These altars welcome the deceased back home and may display, among others, mementos of the dead, flowers, food items, drinks, candles, and tissue paper garlands known as *papel picados*.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Troya, E. D. (2025, September 29). Day of the Dead Altar. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21124/day-of-the-dead-altar/>
### Chicago
Troya, Eneas De. "Day of the Dead Altar." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21124/day-of-the-dead-altar/>.
### MLA
Troya, Eneas De. "Day of the Dead Altar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21124/day-of-the-dead-altar/>.

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