A couple of weeks ago, I was a judge. Elected from the various office workers of NPH, I had the grand pleasure to judge the ofrendas at the High School.
Ofrendas, or offertories, are made for Dia de Los Muertos to honor the dead. They’re like alters, each with four levels and specific components. They need food, for example, to welcome the spirits, and a photo of the one honored.
Each grade and concentration in high school made an ofrenda. I walked around to each, listening to the explication of each ofrenda and judging how closely they followed the components of an ofrenda. I docked off points for references to Halloween (such an orange and black color scheme).
They were beautiful.
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