Feast Of The Madonna Della Cava In Boston’s North End
The Society of the Madonna Della Cava held their 103 anniversary Feast in Boston’s North End on Aug. 11 to 13, with a procession of a banner of the saint…Continue Reading →
Photos: J’Ouvert Dawn Parade At Boston Caribbean Carnival
J’Ouvert means “breaking of the dawn,” according to organizers of Boston’s annual Caribbean-American Carnival. The Carnival parade, held this afternoon, is marking its 50th year. But the day began with…Continue Reading →
Photos: Provincetown Carnival Parade: Land Of Toys
Provincetown’s 45th annual Carnival Parade danced down Commercial Street from the Harbor Hotel in the East End to the Coast Guard Station in the West End yesterday afternoon. This year’s…Continue Reading →
St. Rocco Festival Honors Catholic Saint Of Protection Against Illness
In 1929, a group of Italian-Catholic Immigrants formed the Saint Rocco Fraternal Society in the Edgeworth section of Malden, Massachusetts, to help locals afflicted with flu. They named it for…Continue Reading →
The Dominican Carnival Costumes Of Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts
More than a decade ago, Stelvyn Mirabal, the founder of the Lawrence group Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts, told me some of the anti-colonial symbolism of the ruffled suits and monstrous,…Continue Reading →
Pig Racing, Giant Pumpkins And Oxen At The Topsfield Fair
The annual Topsfield Fair in Topsfield, Massachusetts, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 10, 2022, offers giant pumpkins, racing pigs, an oxen pulling contest, a 6-horse hitch wagon, livestock, sand-sculpting, poultry,…Continue Reading →
Alien Parade At Exeter UFO Festival
The Exeter UFO Festival’s Alien Parade traveled from Town House Common Park to the Bandstand outside Town Hall today. The small southern New Hampshire festival is inspired by the famous…Continue Reading →
Photos: Wake Up The Earth Festival
Photos of the Wake Up the Earth Festival at South-West Corridor Park at Stony Brook in Jamaica Plain, Boston, today. The festival was founded in 1979 to celebrate a grassroots…Continue Reading →
Lion Dancing By Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy
Lions from Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy in Malden and Quincy danced in Malden Center today, blessing restaurants and businesses, as part of the celebration the Lunar…Continue Reading →
Honk Band Festival Returns 10/9—In New Neighborhoods, With Covid Precautions
Honk, the annual festival of activist street bands, returns Saturday, Oct. 9, after taking a year off from live performances to help stem the spread of covid. This weekend, “bands,…Continue Reading →