Day of the Dead offering installed at the White House is open to the public

U.s. First Lady Jill Biden asked attendees to post photos of their deceased loved ones during a tour of the White House

For the third consecutive year, an offering for the Day of the Dead was installed at the White House. However, this year, for the first time, it was opened to the public.

The offering was placed in the East Wing of the White House. The image of the Virgin of Guadalupe stands out, to which President Joe Biden is devoted. There are also marigolds and Zarapes.

Latinos who work at the headquarters of government were made a special request: to place photos of their deceased parents, grandparents, and even pets, to complete the offering.

Day of the Dead altar has become a popular tradition in the US

Since Biden took office, he began the tradition of setting up an altar for the Day of the Dead, a Mexican celebration that has gradually become popular in the United States, thanks to the migrant community.

Biden, a Catholic, said that his son Beau Biden, who died of cancer, had a rosary of the Virgin that his father gave him after a trip to Mexico when he was vice president.

This Wednesday is commemorated in Mexico and other Latin American countries All Saints’ Day, when “pure souls” are remembered; that is, to children, while this Thursday is the Day of the Dead.