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Day of dead altars

Day of the Dead altars are built during Dia de los Muertos to honor the lives of those who have passed. They are often quite beautiful creations, constructed with love and care. Creating these altars is one of the most important traditions during Day of the Dead in Mexico.

Traditionally, every family in Mexico builds an altar on the days leading up to November 1. Some people even start weeks in advance and hire professionals to build elaborate altars. Other altars are more modest, but are still built with sincere, loving intentions.

On top of the altar, offerings are laid out for the dead – known as ofrenda in Spanish. These are items that the spirits will enjoy when they come back to earth to visit their living families and friends. People make an effort to lay out the best ofrenda they can afford, consisting of things the dead person enjoyed while s/he was alive.  

A Day of the Dead altar is usually arranged on a table top that is used exclusively for the altar, or it is built from stacks of crates. Altars have at least two tiers, sometimes more. The table or crates are draped with cloth (or sometimes a paper or plastic covering). An arch made of marigolds is often erected over top of the altar.

Whether simple or sophisticated, Day of the Dead altars and ofrenda all contain certain basic elements in common. Here are the ofrendas that you will typically see on a Dia de los Muertos altar:

Candles - Candles are lit to welcome the spirits back to their altars.

Marigolds - These yellow-orange flowers, also called cempasúchitl, symbolize death. Their strong      fragrance also help lead the dead back to their altars. Marigold petals may also be sprinkled on the floor in front of the altar, or even sprinkled along a path from the altar to the front door, so that the spirit may find her way inside.

Incense - Most commonly, copal incense, which is the dried aromatic resin from a tree native to Mexico. The scent is also said to guide the spirits back to their altars

Salt - represents the continuance of life.

Photo of the deceased - A framed photo of the dead person to whom the altar is dedicated, usually positioned in a prime spot on the altar.

Pan de muerto - Also known as "bread of the dead", pan de muerto is a symbol of the departed.

Sugar skulls - As symbols of death and the afterlife, sugar skulls are not only given as gifts to the living during Day of the Dead, they are also placed as offerings on the altar.

Fresh fruit - whatever is in season – oranges, bananas, etc.

 

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My WONDERFUL weekend

Hugo is my cousin, he is the older one of all my cousins, he is 29 years old and he lives in Tlaxcala. Currently he works in different hospitals as a Doctor. He is an amazing person.

Fabiola is my cousin’s wife, she lives in Zacatelco, and she is 30 years old. Both are doctors, and first met at work and they fell in love.

The Hen and Stag Parties

Fabiola's hen do was a surprise organized by her sister. She was told where she would be, and on the day her friends blindfolded her and she was driven to the secret location where everyone was waiting.

Fabiola also had a 'mini hen do' with her mum and bridesmaids where they spent time dancing and eating.

Hugo’s stag was a surprise organized by our family a week out before the wedding he was told it will be a family dinner with his parents and siblings. He went to his parents’ house and when Hugo arrived all of us (cousins, aunts, uncles) were there waiting for him. Everyone on the stag do celebrated with different types of food made by all my aunts, we danced and we sang. Then all men in the meeting went to a special place to give advances to Hugo.

The Wedding Theme, Styling and Details

The wedding theme was beige and white colors with white and pink roses. Fabiola has always loved this kind of clear colors, The idea suddenly came to her that she could combine the two for this special and unforgettable day.

Most of the wedding details contained white color with pink and white flowers.

All the stationery were brown and beige.

There were different kind of favours such as small white boxes and little baskets they were decorated with little roses. The table runners were white which contrast the bright table roses.

There was also a wedding sweet table with different kind of desserts such as cupcakes, muffins, bread, cookies, mini pies and stuff like that.

                               

The Wedding Cake

Fabiola and Hugo chose a three tier cake, with two layers of chocolate cake . The cake was covered in butter cream and was a simple, rustic design, decorated with peonies and roses to match the wedding flowers

The Bride and Grooms Outfits

Fabiola's wore a classic a-line wedding dress giving it a princess look. It was the first one she tried actually she tried on about 10 others and she kept thinking about the first dress.

Hugo wore a black morning suit, with a waistcoat and cravat gray which matched the colour of the bride dress.

The Wedding Flowers

Fabiola and Hugo wanted a mix of colour, shape and size in the bouquets. They tried to pull together some amazing bouquets and arrangements, using a mix of purples, pinks, yellows and whites.

The Wedding Ceremony and Reception

The wedding ceremony took place at "The convent of San Francisco", Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, surrounded in beautiful landscaped historical places.

Many guests attended the ceremony.

After the ceremony the guests enjoyed canapés on the reception as Fabiola and Hugo had photos out of the cathedral.

The reception was in Santana Chiahutempan a town near to Tlaxcala squared in a beautiful place called “Madeiras”

The First Dance

Fabiola and Hugo first dance was to 'Baby I'm Yours' by Arctic Monkeys. They chose this song because they love the words, the band are from Yorkshire, and they like that it is an old love song with a modern twist.

"I haven't been to many weddings before but no one like this.This was a real Wedding for inspiration."

La memoria, como cualquier otra habilidad del ser humano, se puede desarrollar utilizando diversas técnicas que, conforme se perfeccionan, las posibilidades adquiridas pueden ser enormes y útiles en la vida diaria.

La memoria, como cualquier otra habilidad del ser humano, se puede desarrollar utilizando diversas técnicas que, conforme se perfeccionan, las posibilidades adquiridas pueden ser enormes y útiles en la vida diaria.

El Memory Workshop realizado en el Papalote Museo del Niño, el tres veces Campeón de Memoria en Estados Unidos, Nelson Dellis señaló que para tener buena memoria "sólo necesitan conocer buenas técnicas"

Planteó que estas técnicas funcionen se necesitan practicar cuatro aspectos básicos: ejercitar la mente, comer bien, ser social y ejercitar el cuerpo.

Asociar

Detalló que a él le funciona asociar información abstracta con imágenes coloridas porque es mucho más fácil recordar cuando se le añade significado a las cosas, ya que el cerebro no memoriza bien cuando la información no tiene sentido.

Para esto se puede utilizar cualquier imagen añadió, y en caso de que utilicemos, por ejemplo, la de una pizza, entre más detalles se le agreguen, como los ingredientes, el olor, incluso la temperatura y el sabor, será mejor.

Si en el proceso se olvida algo es porque no se le prestó suficiente atención o porque no se añadieron las imágenes correctas a la asociación.

Guardar y ubicar

Para esto utiliza lo que denomina el "método del viaje", en donde lo primero es recordar un espacio que conozcamos bien como la propia casa o lugares donde se ha estado mucho tiempo.

Las imágenes se "colocan" en puntos conocidos, a los que llama "puntos ancla", como pueden ser, en caso de haber pensado en el interior de una casa: la puerta de entrada, el sillón de la sala, la estufa de la cocina, la cama y así sucesivamente.

De esta manera, al iniciar el "viaje por la casa" en el orden que acomodamos las cosas, las imágenes se van representando en la mente y por consiguiente la información que les asociamos.

Por su parte, el médico Adolfo Leyva Rendón, puntualizó que en todo el proceso de memorización se activan una serie de circuitos neuronales muy intrincados en donde se activan diversas partes del sistema nervioso.