She straitened her back as if ready to give a speech, “Well, weeks before Day of the dead, everyone begins preparing for the return of dead relatives of friends that have passed away. Families visit cemeteries to have a picnic and clean and decorate the graves of their loved ones. Graves and tombs are decorated with a gold colored flower found exclusively in Mexico and also with candles. The petals of the goldish flower are symbols of a trail to be used by the dead to come back into the world of the living. It’s said that their scent and color draw the dead and guide them to their house from their grave. The warm welcome of the spirits that returned is in the home with the construction of an altar which has an offering to the dead. On the altar,
