[Dia De Los Muretos 2024 ]
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THE ALL SOULS PROCESSION AROUND GRAND PRAIRIE CITY HALL PLAZA COMMEMORATES THE OBSERVANCE OF THE ANNUAL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, OR DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION.
THE PROCESSION IS ONE OF THE RITUALS THAT HAVE BECOME PART OF THE HOLIDAY THAT ORIGINATED CENTURIES AGO IN MEXICO, AND INVOLVES FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH PAINTED FACES OR MASKS GATHERING TO PAY RESPECTS.
AND REMEMBER, FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIED WILL BE HAD IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
IT'S PART OF A FESTIVAL IN CITY HALL SQUARE WHERE THERE IS LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING, AND SOME ELABORATELY DECORATED ALTARS WITH PICTURES OF DEPARTED LOVED ONES SURROUNDED BY MEMORABILIA AND GIFTS, WHICH CAN INCLUDE SOME OF THEIR MOST PRIZED EARTHLY POSSESSIONS, INCLUDING A FAVORITE FOOD, BEVERAGE, OR CANDY.
AND ANOTHER VERY POPULAR PART OF GRAND PRAIRIE'S ANNUAL TRADITION IS THE RELEASE OF 400 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES THAT AS LEGEND GOES, CARRY WITH THEM MYTHICAL AND SACRED SIGNIFICANCE, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BUTTERFLY.
WE ALWAYS THINK THAT IT'S OUR LOVED ONES COME INTO GREET US ONE MORE TIME.
ONCE A YEAR IN MEXICO, THEY CELEBRATE.
THEY DECORATE THE CEMETERIES, THEY BRING THE FAVORITE FOOD FOR THEIR LOVED ONES THAT HAVE PASSED.
SO IT'S A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL TRADITION AND THE CITY OF GRANT PRAIRIE, WE'RE DOING A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL JOB OF CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF ALL OF OUR CULTURES.
THE TRADITIONS OF DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ARE ALWAYS CELEBRATED EVERY YEAR AROUND ITS OFFICIAL DATE OF NOVEMBER 1ST.