well this is a offer i set in my house for my dead relatives for my grand grand grandpa and for my grand grandma, for my grandpa and my grandma, for my aunts and for a cousin, as you can see in this also called altar, which is wrong cuz the altar is the one on the church, you can see many of the features neede for the offer, now i'll list them and i'll try to explain why jeje

1. the picture of the dead. sugest the soul who will come on the night of november 2nd. In the night of november 1st the ones who come are the souls of the dead children.

2. the water. the source of life, is offered to the souls to quench their thirst.

3. salt. the purifiying element, works to stop the putrefaction of the body on his journey for the next year.

4. candels. the flame means the hope, the guide for the souls to get safe to their old homes and back to their world.

5. copal or inciense. is used to purify the ambient, tho clean the place from bad spirits.

6. flower of cempazúchil (xempoa-xochitl) mean 20 flower, just like the candels works as a guide for the soul to get to the offer. For the night of October 31st white flowers, such as alheli or clouds, mut to be used for the children, this flowers means the clean soul.

7. bread. here in Guanajuato is called "Muertito" cuz looks like a corpse jeje, this is a aniseed bread.

8. cajeta de muerto. this is only made here in my city, made of a root called camote and guava, really tasty and is spread on the bread.

9. alfeñique. this is a candy made in 2 differtents ways, the soft one is made with sugar and lemon, usually with fruits like, and the hard is made with sugar and eggs. The traditional Alfeñica has the skulls, chikens, fruit's basket and animals shape.

1o. paper decoraions. is also used to recibe the souls.

11. food, is used to set the dead's favorite food, so he can come and tastes again his or her favorite dish.

12.liquor. like the food he can tastes gain his fav liquor.

13. soap and water. this is used for the soul to wash him or her self.

14. clothing or personal elements. this is for the soul to change his old clothing for a new one.

this is the mixed offer cuz the natives has a bit different way to set the offer, also they used to have 4 days dedicated for the dead ones i hope i can explain this in the journal jeje for the moment hopoe you enjoy this enjoy this tradition of my country, and for the mexicans we mut preserve our traditions ^^