Joel Foster is a Multimedia Journalist at KGUN9.
Thousands gathered on Tucson ’s westside to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. This year's holiday weekend culminated with the city's 35th annual All Souls Procession .The event, inspired by the traditional Mexican holiday, brought community members together to remember family and friends who've since passed.
also provides educational opportunities for neighbors to join in workshops that teach craft-making, costume creation, and performance art.This year's procession started on Grande Avenue; participants walked more than a mile to the Mercado District. Many carried photos and mementos; some dropped personal notes in an urn that was later ceremonially burned to symbolize them releasing their own sorrow.Drums echoed through the crowd, lending a powerful rhythm to the somber but beloved occasion.
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