You are invited to the 13th Annual All Souls Night Saturday, October 27th 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm at Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street. This event is curated by artist Paula Jardine and Marina Szijarto and was created to provide opportunities for the public to commemorate their dead with a family-oriented community art event. The Celebration Hall will be open from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for tea and personal memorial making. Artists and community members will come together to create a sanctuary for remembrance and reflection. You are encouraged to bring a lantern and candles as well as photos if you wish to create a memorial for a loved one in a gentle atmosphere of contemplative beauty. The event takes place rain or shine. To learn more about All Souls Night and events that continue to November 1st visit a Night For All Souls. All schedule of all the events around this date are set out below, or you can visit Night For All Souls.
The departed they visit us in dreams. They glide across
our memories like shadows over streams.
Inscription on a headstone at Mountain View Cemetery.
October 27th
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
All Souls Opening With Music, Tea, Flowers & Candles.
October 28th to November 1st
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Tea & Personal Memorials In The Celebration Hall
October 28th
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Mourners’ Tea A community conversation about suicide through personal experiences.
October 29th
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Quiet Night. Tea and personal memorials.
October 30th
7:30 – 8:30 pm
The First Stage by Joelysa Pankanea (music with 7 voices, marimba and bass)
October 31st
7:30 pm -9:00 pm
An Evening of Beautiful Music with Guzheng Harpist, Jessica Yee
November 1st
8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Processional Music with Balkan Schmalkan and closing night procession to
the shrines throughout the Cemetery.
All events are free. Donations are welcome.
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