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and decorating graves at a cemetery in almoloya del río in the state of mexico , some families build altars or small shrines in their homes; [ ] these sometimes feature a christian cross , statues or pictures of the blessed virgin mary , pictures of deceased relatives and other people, scores of candles
in michoacán , the tradition is very different if the deceased is a child rather than an adult. on november of the year after a child's death, the godparents set a table in the parents' home with sweets, fruits, pan de muerto, a cross, a rosary (used to ask the virgin mary to pray for them) and candles...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead