[Plsfaculty] FW: A Tucson Must See!- All Souls Procession this Sunday.

[Galbraith, David W - (galbrait)]

Hi all:

For the benefit of new faculty, students, and staff, I am forwarding some information I received via BME.  Please feel free to forward to your laboratory personnel.

Since a lot of you are new to Tucson, and don't know about the All Souls Procession, this has been described as probably THE BEST ANNUAL EVENT of Tucson! It is certainly the most unique.

This is NOT a Day of the Dead Celebration (that is held on Nov 1 & 2).

"The All Souls Procession is one of the most important, inclusive and authentic public ceremonies in North America today.
The Procession had its beginnings in 1990 with a ceremonial performance piece created by local artist Susan Johnson<http://www.susankayjohnson.com/>.
Johnson was grieving the passing of her father, and as an artist, she found solace in a creative, celebratory approach to memorializing him.
Says Johnson, "From the beginning, it was different people's ethnic groups, different cultures, but also it was all these different art forms put together."

Today we find ourselves organizing upwards of 200,000 participants
on the streets of downtown Tucson for a two-mile long human-powered procession
which ends in the ceremonial burning of "The Urn".
The Urn is filled with the hopes, offerings and wishes of the public for those who have passed."

People work on their outfits all year.
HOWEVER, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DRESS UP TO ATTEND.

As the Procession passes you, you step off the curb and join the end,
and the Procession grows and grows as it goes to the Festival Grounds at the Mercado Annex.

Then, there are performers and Flam Chen (circus performance art) in a multimedia celebration.

This is a family friendly event.
And there are other events this weekend.

For more information AND the LIVE stream link
https://allsoulsprocession.org/



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