All Souls Procession

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All Souls Procession is a large, community-driven Tucson event that blends elements of Día de los Muertos, performance art, and public ritual to honor and remember the dead.

All labels observed (1)

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All Souls Procession canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event ⓘ
community event ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
parade ⓘ
public ritual ⓘ
allowsReligiousParticipation true ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
foundedBy Susan Kay Johnson ⓘ
hasArtForm installation art ⓘ
processional art ⓘ
street theater ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Mexican-American traditions ⓘ
Southwestern United States ⓘ
hasElement altars ⓘ
costumes ⓘ
fire performance ⓘ
giant puppets ⓘ
live music ⓘ
performance art ⓘ
procession ⓘ
public ritual ⓘ
hasFeature open to all ages ⓘ
participants often carry photos of deceased loved ones ⓘ
participants often wear face paint ⓘ
participants place prayers and remembrances in an urn ⓘ
hasFrequency annual ⓘ
hasLocation Tucson, Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Tucson

United States ⓘ
hasMainEvent grand finale ceremony ⓘ
urn burning ⓘ
hasOrganizer Many Mouths One Stomach ⓘ
hasParticipationType open participation ⓘ
hasScale large crowd ⓘ
hasTheme celebration of life ⓘ
community solidarity ⓘ
death and remembrance ⓘ
inspiredBy Día de los Muertos ⓘ
linked to: Día de Muertos
isCommunityDriven true ⓘ
isNonCommercial true ⓘ
isNonReligious true ⓘ
origin Tucson, Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Tucson
purpose collective healing ⓘ
community mourning ⓘ
honor the dead ⓘ
remember the dead ⓘ
startYear 1990 ⓘ
typicalMonth November ⓘ
late October ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tucson → hasAnnualEvent → All Souls Procession ⓘ
Susan Kay Johnson → notableWork → All Souls Procession ⓘ
All Souls Procession → name → All Souls Procession ⓘ
subject linked to: Susan Kay Johnson