It was European Football at Fenway when Italy’s AS Roma won over Liverpool FC, 2-1, in an exciting game on July 25, 2012. Enjoy these photos by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography and courtesy of the Post-Gazette. Read More…
Tag: Italian Culture
Saint Agrippina di Mineo Unveiled on 2012 Feast Opening Night [Video]
Friday, August 3, 2012 was opening night for the Feast of Saint Agrippina di Mineo on Hanover Street in the North End. The statue was unveiled and processed down to the Greenway before returning to her weekend chapel. Saint Agrippina Di Mineo was a beautiful blond princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the Read More…
Saint Joseph Feast 2012 and Grand North End Procession [Photos – Part 2]
This is the second photo gallery for the 2012 Saint Joseph Feast, held on Sunday July 29, 2012 on Hanover & Battery Streets with a grand procession through the streets of the North End. See Part 1 here. The gallery shown below contains dozens of photos showing the Sunday night scene at the Feast along Read More…
“Color Me Badd” Headlines Saint Agrippina Di Mineo Feast Schedule for August 3-5, 2012
The 2012 Saint Agrippina Di Mineo Feast will be celebrated on the first weekend in August from Friday, 8/3 to Sunday 8/5.The annual feast is in honor of a beautiful blond princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the Emperor Valerian in 256 A.D. After her death, her body was taken from Rome to Read More…
San Rocco 2012 Procession – Musical Moments [Video]
In addition to the photos we previously posted of the San Rocco procession, here are a few video clips of some musical moments. Included is the statue of San Rocco getting ready for the procession along with Portuguese dancing by Rancho Folclorico de Peabody accompanied by the Roma Band and Northeast Italian Band. Always a Read More…
Saint Joseph Feast 2012 Grand Procession Through the North End [Photos – Part 1]
The 2012 Saint Joseph Feast Grand Procession was held on Sunday, July 29th for seven hours through the streets of the North End. After a Saturday night washout at the feast, the weather held out for the procession which covered nearly every block in the neighborhood and where residents and businesses dressed the statue with Read More…
Saint Joseph Feast 2012 Opening Night [Photos]
Kicking off the 3-day feast weekends in the North End, Friday was the opening night of the Saint Joseph Feast. The ceremonies included the blessing of the statue of St. Joseph at the Hanover Street chapel followed by a short procession with the North End Marching Band and the Italian Serenaders through the North End. Read More…
San Rocco 2012 Procession in the North End [Photos]
The Society of San Rocco held their annual procession on Sunday through the streets of Boston’s North End. Joining the statue of Saint Rocco and his devotees were Portuguese dancers, Rancho Folclorico de Peabody accompanied by the Roma Band and Northeast Italian Band. Saint Rocco was born into an aristocratic French family. He turned away Read More…
Madonna Delle Grazie 2012 Procession Through Boston’s North End [Photos]
Devotees of Madonna Delle Grazie held their annual procession in Boston’s North End on Sunday, July 8, 2012. The society was founded in Boston in 1903 San Sossio Baronia Avellino. Featuring Saint Alfio’s Band and the Northeast Italian Band, the procession started at St. Leonard’s Church at the corner of Hanover & Prince Streets and Read More…
Film Preview – Boston’s North End: America’s Italian Neighborhood [Video]
Updated Video: Film Preview for Boston’s North End: America’s Italian Neighborhood; Produced by the North End Historical Society Following a successful preview event, the North End Historical Society provided an updated film trailer with additional footage from the in-progress film documentary, Boston’s North End: America’s Italian Neighborhood. The film is being created from stories of Read More…
Italian Soccer Fans Deflated by Loss to Spain in Euro Cup 2012
Euro Cup 2012 brought some of the 2006 World Cup fervor back to the North End’s Hanover Street in recent weeks. At least until Sunday, when Italy fans were disappointed as Spain won the European Championship, its third straight, 4-0 against the Italian team. Remember this scene back during the 2006 World Cup? (Photo by Read More…
North End Wins First International Little League Game Against Verona, Italy [Photos]
The international appeal of Little League Baseball brought together the North End Athletic Association and a team from Verona, Italy in a first of its kind youth baseball game on Thursday night. It was a close, but high scoring, game with a final score of 13 – 12, as the North End Athletic Association came Read More…