All Souls River Procession

8940 North Bradford Street,Portland OR 97203

05 November, 2022

Description

With masks, lanterns, rattles, and drums, we will recognize the thinness of the veil at this cross-quarter and offer an acknowledgment of the losses (human and other-than-human) of the past year through global climate change and pandemic. Following our offerings and prayers, and our farewells to those who have passed on, we will then conclude with revelry for us—the living. You are invited to bring: A ceremonial costume and/or decorative mask. Suggested themes: Light and dark, threshold, ancestors, animal, seed, autumn, nature, and connection to place.  Drums, rattles and other musical instruments.  A lantern (Strongly recommended!)  Offerings for the river (Biodegradable please. If plant-based, no invasive species.)  Tokens to wear or carry with you to honor and remember those who have recently passed on.  If the forecast calls for rain, we recommend you bring a large umbrella to embellish for the procession. Schedule:5:00pm : Gather at the Green Anchors pollinator garden, 8940 N Bradford St. (Please use the parking lot at Cathedral Park, then look for the entrance to Green Anchors by the train tracks). 5:30pm: Procession line-up Sunset / ~6:00pm: Procession through Cathedral Park to the river's edge and ritual site. (Route is just under a ½ mile, along both paved and grassy surfaces) 7:00pm : River ritual ends, revelry begins. 2nd Annual Ritual & Procession -- A partnership between Wildland Roots, Rewild Portland and Green Anchors PDX