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 →
Chelsea Celebrates Dia de los Muertos With Parade
Chelsea celebrated Dia de los Muertos with a parade from Chelsea City Hall to Chelsea Square this evening. Local artist Kyle Browne and Sara Peattie of the Puppeteers Cooperative lead…Continue Reading →
Photos: 2022 Honk Festival in Somerville and Cambridge
Honk, the annual festival of activist street bands, arrives in Somerville and Cambridge this weekend. Begun here in 2006, the festival has spawned a worldwide movement. Due to covid, last…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: St. Peter’s Fiesta In Gloucester
Gloucester is celebrating its annual St. Peter’s Fiesta this week. The festival is a celebration of the community’s commercial fishing, Roman Catholic and Sicilian traditions. It begins with the Novena…Continue Reading →