ABQ: Autumn

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Autumn in the Bosque, Downtown Albuquerque


Changing Seasons:

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” 

― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld, #32)

Secret ABQ: Halloween on Forrester

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Halloween on Forrester in Downtown

View the photo journal of Halloween.


While most people around Albuquerque know about trick-or-treating at the stores in Old Town or by cruising the Country Club (Huning Castle) neighborhood, one of the best spots is on Forrester just north of Lomas in Downtown.

All of the neighbors pitch in together to make the entire street a fantasy of lights and bonfires. Not only do they hand out candy, but also books and toiletries like toothbrushes to area children that might otherwise do without. The street fills with music, spooky sounds and laughter.

ABQ: Dia del Dulce

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Dia del Dulce, Day of Candy, in Old Town

View the photo journal of last year's Fall Festival celebrating Halloween in Old Town.

Dia del Dulce (Halloween)

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Dress up in costume and bring the family down to Old Town!

4:00pm to 7:00pm:  Trick or Treating from Old Town Merchants

5:00pm:  Pet Parade & Animal Costume Contest around Old Town Plaza & Gazebo

6:00pm Halloween Performance at Gazebo (By Interplay School of Music & Art)

7:00pm:  People Costume Contest in Plaza Don Luis (Sponsored by Aceves Old Town Basket & Rug Shop)

ABQ: Restoration @ Route 66

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Middle Rio Grande Restoration Project

Study for Ecosystem Revitalization at Route 66

Crew are working on adding recreational facilities to the Tingley Ponds area of the Bosque Restoration Project along the Rio Grande. The changes include two new pedestrian bridges and two overlooks on the ponds along the paths just south of Central Ave. (Route 66) in Downtown Albuquerque.



Info about the project:

The Bosque Ecosystem Restoration Project at Route 66 is a project for the environmental revitalization of our Bosque. This area is bounded on the north by the north side of the I-40 Bridge Crossing of the Rio Grande, and at the south end at the south side of the Bridge Street Crossing.
 


Project features are being constructed just north of Central on both sides of the river and between Central and Bridge on the west side of the river. Project construction includes removal of jetty jacks and non-native vegetation across 121 acres of bosque. Non-native vegetation has been removed including salt cedar (Tamarix ramosissima), Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) and Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila). The project also includes recreating 3 high-flow channels, and enhancing one outfall wetland at the Gonzales Drain. Additional restoration features include planting of native vegetation throughout the project area (121 acres) and creation of a number of willow swales. Improvements of existing facilities for educational, interpretive and low-impact recreational uses have also been incorporated into the Route 66 Project. 

ABQ: CC Halloween

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Halloween in Huning Castle, aka the Country Club Neighborhood

View the photo journal of the neighborhood decorating for Halloween.



About.com has a list of Halloween events around Albuquerque.


The Huning Castle neighborhood attracts trick-or-treaters from around the city. Neighbors decorate their houses and hand out tons of candy.

ABQ: Autumn

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Autumn in the Bosque


“October is a fine and dangerous season in America . . . a wonderful time to begin anything at all.”        
Thomas Merton   Source: recalled on his death, Dec. 10, 1968

ABQ: Day of the Dead

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Day of the Dead

 

Wikipedia:

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it is a national holiday, and all banks are closed. The celebration takes place on November 1, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day (November 2). Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. They also leave possessions of the deceased.

 

Scholars trace the origins of the modern Mexican holiday to indigenous observances dating back hundreds of years and to anAztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. The holiday has spread throughout the world: In Brazil, Dia de Finadosis a public holiday that many Brazilians celebrate by visiting cemeteries and churches. In Spain, there are festivals and parades, and, at the end of the day, people gather at cemeteries and pray for their dead loved ones. Similar observances occur elsewhere in Europe, and similarly themed celebrations appear in many Asian and African cultures.

In Albuquerque, Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)celebrations take place over several weeks in October and November, although the holiday is traditionally celebrated between October 31st and November 2nd.

See the Albuquerque calendar of events at About.com.