es as an angel and “flies” out of a third-story window and down to the Madonna. After a short prayer, she is raised back up into the window to the cheers of the crowd and showers of confetti. “I just got a call from a family in California who have already booked their rooms to attend,” Strazzullo says. “Many people come to discover things about their own grandparents or learn about relatives they never knew they had. A tour group from Sicily is coming, too. It’s a fun way to celebrate heritage and tradition.” For more information on North End feasts, check out NorthEndBoston.com Upcoming Feasts All are free and open to the public. Many feasts honor a patron saint, and attendees are invited to pin or attach money to the statues. Festival organizers use the donations towards future festivals and/or donate to other charities. Feast of Madonna Della Cava Aug. 7-9 Friday: 7-11 p.m.; Sat & Sun: Noon-11 p.m. Sunday at 1 p.m.: Procession starts Battery & Hanover Streets MadonnaDellaCava.com The villagers from Pietraperzia congregated mostly on Battery, Charter and Hanover Streets, and on Salutation Alley. They brought with them both their faith in the Madonna Della Cava and their traditional celebration in her honor. The North End celebrates the Feast of Madonna Della Cava, which coincides with the festival held in Pietraperzia, Sicily. Fisherman’s Feast of the Madonna Del Soccorso di Sciacca Aug. 13-16 Thursday at 6 p.m.: Blessing of the Fishing Waters at
Christopher Columbus Park Friday: 6-11 p.m.; Sat & Sun: Noon-11 p.m. Sunday at 1 p.m. Grand Procession starts; 8 p.m. Flight of the Angel Fleet, Lewis & North Streets FishermansFeast.com The Feast traditionally starts on Thursday when the statue of the Madonna is moved from her home in the Fisherman’s Club to a chapel at the center of the feast, which will be her home throughout the weekend. Thursday is also when the fishermen who founded the Feast are remembered with a blessing of the fishing waters. Saint Anthony’s Feast Aug. 28-30 Friday: 7-11 p.m.; Sat & Sun: Noon-11 p.m. Sunday at noon: Grand Procession starts Thacher, Endicott & N. Margin Streets StAnthonysFeast.com Begun in 1919 by Italian immigrants from the small town of Montefalcione in Avellino, Saint Anthony’s Feast has become the largest Italian religious festival in New England. Named the “Feast of all Feasts” by National Geographic magazine, this authentic Italian street festival has it all for people of every age: parades, strolling singers, live entertainment, contests, and religious services are held daily.
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