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 A Costumed Procession Gives Day Of The Dead A Portland Twist Author: Gosia Wozniacka Source: The Oregonian Title: A COSTUMED PROCESSION GIVES DAY OF THE DEAD A PORTLAND TWIST Fog wrapped around buildings as they gathered -- skeletons, ghosts, an angel, a king with a sumptuous headdress straight from the Brazilian carnival, Marie Antoinette's parrot in epoch laces and a curly white wig, and other creatures. Two bicycles arrived, one carrying a witch with a broom, the other a sorcerer and a child witch seated in a casket. A devil with red flashing horns blew giant bubbles. They lit candles for a procession to honor the dead that would take them 15 blocks up Northeast Alberta Street, on this cool Thursday night. "It's something we don't do a good job of in our culture and something we all need -- to remember those who have passed over and remember that we, too, will die," said procession organizer Stella Maris, who describes herself as a spiritual community leader. | |
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