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===To build your altar: === 1- Wrap you box in paper. It’s nice to use bright colors perhaps even colors your loved ones liked. 2-Place your pictures. It’s best to adhere them to the inside wall of the box. We will use Popsicle sticks to create frames. 3. Place any other objects/decorations to represent their pastimes/hobbies. 4. Add treats and foods. Can be real food, the container, or pictures of the food. Also add their favorite drink to represent the water. 5. Lastly add some non-lit candles, marigolds, and make some tissue paper // flores, //flowers, follow the tutorial below

How to make paper flowers for your altar how to make marigolds out of tissue paper

Ofrendas: Your ofrendas are due on Tuesday, 10/ 30. NO EXCEPTIONS. They must include the following:
 * Picture of the person to whom the ofrenda is dedicated and their information (fecha de nacimiento/muerto, lugar de nacimiento/muerto). (**5pts)**
 * Pictures, drawings or actual objects to represent the person’s favorite:
 * 1. Food (**5pts**
 * 2. Pastimes / Hobbies **(5pts)**
 * 3. Other likes **(5pts)**
 * The four elements:
 * 1. Wind: Papel picado (paper cut outs) **(5pts)**
 * 2. Fire: Pictures of candles **(5pts)**
 * 3. Earth: Flowers (marigolds) **(5pts)**
 * 4. Water: Favorite drink **(5pts)**
 * Creativity / Neatness: **10pts**

1. Who the person is/relationship to you/ why you want to honor them 10

 * 2. Why you included the objects (other than the four elements) 10**


 * 3. Why you chose the food/drinks 10**


 * 4. A memory 10**


 * 5. grammar 10**


 * Total: 50 points**


 * A note about foods and drinks on altars **

The souls that visit their altars do not actually eat or drink what is on the altar. They can't – they have no bodies! Instead, they absorb the aroma and energy of the food, which nourishes their spirits.

After the holiday is over, the foods and drinks on the altars are distributed amongst family and friends, but the foods and drinks are now tasteless and devoid of nutritional value, because their essence is gone.