Madonna Della Cava Feast 2022

2022 marks the 102nd Anniversary of the Feast of the Madonna Della Cava in Boston’s Historic North End!

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We are ready and blessed to be able to celebrate our beloved Madonna with our loyal members, families, friends and visitors once again on Hanover & Battery 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.

For many decades, the Feast of the Madonna Della Cava has been celebrated in Boston’s North End, initially by members who were all first-generation Italian-Americans. Eventually, many of these original members passed away and their children moved out of the neighborhood.

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The Madonna Della Cava Society Club of Boston’s North End:

The Society’s membership now includes people from several other Boston neighborhoods and the surrounding suburbs, many of whose relatives first settled in the North End.

The Society of the Madonna Della Cava welcomes support of every kind.

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The events held by the Society during the year sponsor several community children and religious organizations.

Second Weekend of August

Madonna Della Cava Society Feast Celebration

Battery & Hanover Streets

Friday 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday 12:00pm – 11:00 pm

Hanover St. Between Charter St. & Commercial St.

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