Ofrenda

pan de muerto altar commemorating a deceased man in Milpa Alta, México DF

An ofrenda (Spanish: "offering") is a collection of objects placed on a display during the annual and traditionally Mexican Día de Muertos celebration. An ofrenda, which can be large is usually created for an individual person who has died and is intended to welcome them. They are filled with the deceased personal objects, picture of the person and food.