Madonna Della Cava Feast
When:
Friday, Aug 09, 2019 7:00p -
Sunday, Aug 11, 2019 11:00p
Friday, Aug 09, 2019 7:00p -
Sunday, Aug 11, 2019 11:00p
Where:
North End
Hanover St
Boston, MA 02114
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Date Idea, Festivals & Fairs, Food, Music
Event website:
http://madonnadellacava.com/
Feast opens at 7:00 pm on Friday; 12pm-11pm Saturday & Sunday.
Hanover St. Between Charter St. & Commercial St.
On the second week of each August, the North End celebrates the Feast of Madonna Della Cava, which coincides with the festival held in Pietraperzia, Sicily. A beautiful cloth banner bearing the Madonna’s image is carried throughout the neighborhood during the procession to collect money and valuables donated by the citizenry. During the 1930’s and 1940’s, a special raffle was held and the prize was a lamb, representing sacrifice. The traditional use of a cloth banner of the saint – rather than a statue – is based on the belief that a statue will fall and crack, just like the stone bearing the image of the Madonna once did so many centuries ago.
#northendfeast
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