According to a 2023 survey, the cornerstones of Día de Muertos offerings in Mexico are food, flowers, and candles. Around 31 percent of respondents stated that food is the must have element of any altar. On this day, Mexican families often prepare altars in honor of the deceased. Other items such as food, including a traditional sweet bread called 'pan de muerto', flowers, and photographs of the deceased were also considered by most respondents as an essential part of this ritual.
Items included in altar offerings on Day of the Dead in Mexico in 2023
Día de Muertos offerings are displayed on altars in honor of the deceased, which are usually assembled in Mexican homes during the celebration taking place in the beginning of November.
The source asked the question in the following way: "¿Qué elemento no debe faltar en una ofrenda de Día de Muertos?"
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Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica. (November 1, 2023). Items included in altar offerings on Day of the Dead in Mexico in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132383/offering-altar-dia-de-muertos-mexico/
Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica. "Items included in altar offerings on Day of the Dead in Mexico in 2023." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132383/offering-altar-dia-de-muertos-mexico/
Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica. (2023). Items included in altar offerings on Day of the Dead in Mexico in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132383/offering-altar-dia-de-muertos-mexico/
Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica. "Items Included in Altar Offerings on Day of The Dead in Mexico in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132383/offering-altar-dia-de-muertos-mexico/
Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica, Items included in altar offerings on Day of the Dead in Mexico in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132383/offering-altar-dia-de-muertos-mexico/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Items included in altar offerings on Day of the Dead in Mexico in 2023 [Graph], Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132383/offering-altar-dia-de-muertos-mexico/
