La Santa Muerte, or "Holy Death" in English, is a folk saint revered in Mexico and the United States. It is often associated with protection, healing, love, and safe delivery to the afterlife. Believers often approach it with offerings such as candles, fruits, flowers, or sometimes alcoholic beverages. La Santa Muerte is typically depicted as a skeletal figure, often dressed in long robes and carrying one or more objects, such as a scythe or a globe. It symbolizes death, which is part of life itself, and is a remnant of ancient Aztec and Mesoamerican spirituality which celebrated death as a part of life.