In these altars, family members put photos of their deceased family members, along with some of their favorite foods and drinks. Candles, marigolds, salt, water and skulls play important roles in altars. Candles represent the light that souls must follow to find their home. Marigolds are the official flowers of Day of the Dead, but other flowers can also be used in their place. Flowers represent the fragility of life and the petals are also used to create a path for souls to follow. Salt and water go hand in hand. The salt must remain pure from any evil they may attract during their visit to earth and the water must not only convey the salt but also quench the thirst because the souls have made a long journey and they must stay. hydrate. Finally the skulls, the majority of these skull decorations are made of sugar because Mexico is rich in sugar but also because many people are poor it is easier to make them rather than buying expensive decorations. Skulls are used to represent the soul, but why skulls? The Aztecs believed that when a body had rotted and only the bones remained, that was where the soul went