Societa San Giuseppe di Riesi held a procession on Sunday afternoon through the streets of Boston’s North End in honor of Saint Joseph. Accompanying the St. Joseph procession were the North End Marching Band and the Northeast Italian-American Band. Enjoy these photos from the day.
by Thomas F. Schiavoni A vacationing North End neighbor asked me to look after his sidewalk planter. I later asked about the 3-inch figurine with a halo, mallet and carpenter’s plane interred beneath the greenery. He explained that he had salvaged spilled dirt from a broken flowerpot at the condo next-door. The owner had buried Read More…
On Sunday evening at the 2011 Feast of Saint Agrippina Di Mineo, there was the traditional “Tug of War” between the two sides of the famous statue. Then, it was the “Dance of 20 Men” on Hanover Street which concluded with everyone dancing around Saint Agrippina. Both ceremonies are shown in the above video. Read Read More…
It was a day to celebrate Madonna Della Cava in Boston’s North End as part of the 95th annual feast on the weekend of August 7-9, 2015. The image of Maria SS Della Cava, Principal Patron of Pietraperzia, Sicily was rediscovered miraculously in the year 1223 by a mute from Trapani who was directed by Our Lady to Read More…