cempasuchils

the mexican marigold flowers...

also called flor de muerto / flower of the dead

believed to attract souls of the dead, which are welcomed in the day of the dead, to the houses of the believers.. 

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created for "dia de los muertos"  "the day of the dead"

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la puerta welcomes and guides the spirits of the dead to this world of ours in the day of the dead