Ancestral and memorial symbolism

Mexican Día de Muertos tradition

Living symbols indexed under this named context. This page gathers catalog references; it does not define the whole tradition or erase differences among communities and practitioners.

2 symbols

Flower · Garden Flower

Marigold

Tagetes

A vivid gold-orange flower associated with the sun, auspicious celebration, devotion, death remembrance, and pathways welcoming the dead.

Mexican Día de Muertos traditionRemembrance and a fragrant path welcoming the dead

2 contextual readings

Invertebrate · Insect

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

A migratory butterfly connecting North American seasonal movement with remembrance and Día de Muertos traditions in parts of Mexico.

Mexican Día de Muertos traditionSeasonal return and remembrance of the dead

2 contextual readings