Another All Souls Procession weekend is in the books, after participants marched down a new route that started in the Barrio Hollywood neighborhood.
This is my second time here at the #AllSouls procession and I remember why I loved it so much last year! Very unique & amazing event @kgun9 pic.twitter.com/ssDFW6gppR
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) November 6, 2017
The event typically draws close to 150,000 people who walk for two miles, honoring and celebrating the lives of the dead.
Live on @kgun9 at 5, we’re just an hour away from the start of the #AllSouls Procession. New route, starting @ Grande & Speedway. #Tucson pic.twitter.com/iO5BdJro4E
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) November 5, 2017
One of those people this year was Cory Arndt. He carried the spirit and memory of his loved one, Tim, along with the many others at the procession.
"I wish he could see this with me. But unfortunately he passed, but it's a great way to honor his memory," Arndt said. "It's just an amazing feeling to be around."
Look who I found getting their faces painted for #AllSouls! @kgun9’s @AlexaLiacko & GMT producers Elle & @ClaudiaK27. Don’t they look great? pic.twitter.com/VcYSaqAMO8
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) November 5, 2017
From music, to dance, to intricate and elaborate memorials, to painted faces, everyone has their own way of partaking in the events throughout the weekend. That's one of the reasons why Elizeba Saldivar thinks it's such an amazing event.
"You see everybody's loved ones, and all of the vibrant color, and everybody puts together their creativity to remember somebody, it's incredible," Saldivar said. "That's the celebration that somebody puts together for someone's life, that's what it's all about."
People are getting their faces painted for tonight’s All Souls Procession In #Tucson! Starts at 6pm tonight @kgun9 #AllSouls pic.twitter.com/Vrd3lBy7Oq
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) November 5, 2017
People follow a glowing urn on the march, the urn full of names of people, memories, and wishes, written on paper by the participants. At the end of the procession, there's a ceremonial lighting of the urn.
"We're celebrating their life here on earth," Saldivar said. "And celebrating their life above and beyond."
