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Aztec summer

home altars

decorated with flowers (primarily yellow and orange marigolds and/or crysanthemums).

color yellow referenced the autumn—a season when nature begins to die.

religious amulets and food offerings.

communication and greetings to the deceased

In homes, the shrines can be a shelf on the wall, a table or an altar like architectural structure, integrated in the structure of the house or even an entire room, depending on the financial status of the family.

tablet with the ancestor's name

picture or photograph

incense stick holder

plates for food offerings

glasses or a set of tea cups

Flowers offerings

Butsudan (family altar to ancestors)

Bon ceremony

honor all spirits of the dead who are believed to return to their homes at that time.

fresh fruit, flowers, and cooked rice are offered on the family altar