Night for All Souls at Mountain View Cemetary
October 26 @ 5:45 pm
Join Kiersten Moore and Casey Stainsby at the Opening Ceremony for All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery. We will meet near the entrance at 5:45 pm to make it to the ceremony site for 6pm. This event has been held annually since 2005; It is personal and non-denominational, with an artistic and communal atmosphere that speaks to our Unitarian Universalist principles.
All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery is an artist led annual event to honour our dead. It was conceived by artists Paula Jardine & Marina Szijarto. Over the years, they have been joined by others who have shared their love and regard for their dead.
“In many cultures around the world, the days at the end of October and beginning of November are considered an important time for honouring the dead in our lives. In our modern, urban, and relatively transient culture, traditional “village” customs have been left behind, though not the human impulses that led to these traditions.”
Held during the last days of October, people are invited to light candles, write messages, and leave personal memorials to remember their dead in an atmosphere of contemplative beauty. Often there is live music, and small fires to gather around.
Visit the All Souls at Moutain View website for more information and a list of all the events.