The most important thing about your family altar is treating it with respect. The tabletop or shelf top isn’t meant for knickknacks, bric-a-brac, curios or other distractions.

On one home altar, the family keeps relics and prayer cards. “In our den I have the icons of every patron saint for every family member. This is my prayer space,” MaryBeth said.

While receiving a manicure, Fay describes her law school graduation to her Vietnamese operator, Mimi.

Three artists honor grandmothers who fled ugly situations in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam ranging from war and genocide to ...

Do You Have an Altar in Your Home or Garden? January 31, 2004. By Voices. Yes, a small handmade picnic table tucked in the middle of 35 acres.

Every evening Maria de la Luz Ortega prays before an altar for a man who died too young. Lit by a single candle, his photographs sit on a table covered with lace and rose petals. A statue of Our La… ...

Your guide to creating a spiritual altar at home, whether you're using it for meditation, magick, or to honor your ancestors.

Tissue paper sugar skulls and Day of the Dead cutouts, the more colorful the better. You place this on top of your altar, the mantle or any area you are decorating for the holiday. $3.95 - $11.95 ...