{"id":1607,"date":"2016-06-24T23:53:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T03:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2016-06-25T00:10:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T04:10:49","slug":"st-peters-fiesta-gloucester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2016\/06\/24\/st-peters-fiesta-gloucester\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter&#8217;s Fiesta in Gloucester: Greasy Pole, Opening Procession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 St. Peter&#8217;s Fiesta in Gloucester officially began with the opening procession and Friday Greasy Pole contest. Above, Mike Sanfilippo is carried up Pavilion Beach after winning this evening&#8217;s Greasy Pole contest. Consider these photos a preview for a larger photo package I&#8217;m doing for WBUR&#8217;s ARTery, which will be published on or around Monday. <em>(All photos copyright 2016 Greg Cook)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1613\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160624_Fiesta-ProcessionT_0450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1613\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160624_Fiesta-ProcessionT_0450-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"The opening procession of the annual St. Peter's Fiesta enters St. Peter's Square in Gloucester and is showered by confetti, June 24, 2016. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160624_Fiesta-ProcessionT_0450-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160624_Fiesta-ProcessionT_0450-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160624_Fiesta-ProcessionT_0450-1240x824.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160624_Fiesta-ProcessionT_0450-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160624_Fiesta-ProcessionT_0450.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The opening procession of the annual St. Peter&#8217;s Fiesta enters St. Peter&#8217;s Square in Gloucester and is showered by confetti, June 24, 2016. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1610\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-PoleT_0213.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1610\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-PoleT_0213-1024x551.jpg\" alt=\"To win the Greasy Pole contest, participants must walk the length of the grease-slathered pole and grab the flag off the end. June 24, 2016. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-PoleT_0213-1024x551.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-PoleT_0213-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-PoleT_0213-1240x667.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-PoleT_0213-508x273.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-PoleT_0213.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To win the Greasy Pole contest, participants must walk the length of the grease-slathered pole and grab the flag off the end. June 24, 2016. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-Pole-SanfilippoW_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1609\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-Pole-SanfilippoW_1280-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Friday Greasy Pole winner Mike Sanfilippo is hugged by his mom Carol after his victory, June 24, 2016. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-Pole-SanfilippoW_1280-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-Pole-SanfilippoW_1280-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-Pole-SanfilippoW_1280-1240x824.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-Pole-SanfilippoW_1280-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0624_Fiesta-Greasy-Pole-SanfilippoW_1280.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friday Greasy Pole winner Mike Sanfilippo is hugged by his mom Carol after his victory, June 24, 2016. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 St. Peter&#8217;s Fiesta in Gloucester officially began with the opening procession and Friday Greasy Pole contest. Above, Mike Sanfilippo is carried up Pavilion Beach after winning this evening&#8217;s Greasy Pole contest. 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