Day of the Dead parade in Overton Square celebrates life, not death
Edwardo Tellez with Danza Azteca Quetzalcoatl de Memphis strides through a cloud of smoke during the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade from Overton Square to Overton Park on Nov. 2, 2018. The parade and festival are put on by the Brooks Museum of Art and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group drawing from the Latin American tradition of honoring ancestors and celebrating the cycle of life and death. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Jessy Meadows accompanies the Memphis Record Presses float during the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade from Overton Square to Overton Park on Nov. 2, 2018. The parade and festival are put on by the Brooks Museum of Art and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group drawing from the Latin American tradition of honoring ancestors and celebrating the cycle of life and death. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Quetzaly Najera (2) cuddles with Alejandra Najera during the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade from Overton Square to Overton Park on Nov. 2, 2018. The parade and festival are put on by the Brooks Museum of Art and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group drawing from the Latin American tradition of honoring ancestors and celebrating the cycle of life and death.(Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Paradegoers line up along the entrance to Overton Park to watch the incoming parade during the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on Nov. 2, 2018. The parade and festival are put on by the Brooks Museum of Art and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group drawing from the Latin American tradition of honoring ancestors and celebrating the cycle of life and death. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Jose Valverde follows the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade from Overton Square to Overton Park on Nov. 2, 2018. The parade and festival are put on by the Brooks Museum of Art and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group drawing from the Latin American tradition of honoring ancestors and celebrating the cycle of life and death. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
More than 2,000 Memphians gathered for a Día de los Muertos parade and festival in Overton Square. The Mexican tradition honors deceased loved ones.
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