When The City Comes Alive

2nd Annual Courgar Jam

Last year, I blogged on my excitement going home for my High School fundraiser. Well, it's that time a year again. I have another painting I am donating for the silent auction. I will go in tow with plenty of prints for purchase. I hear there is prospect for rain. Hope the rain gods watch over this festival. It is for a great cause. In the time when other Catholic High Schools are having trouble staying afloat, support is important. Plus, it gives me a chance to see some of my old classmates!! Here’s hoping for another great event for St. Mary's as well as for me!! If you are in the New Orleans area, you should come out and support this event. Freddy Jackson is the musical attraction!!

Super Sunday

In New Orleans, Louisiana, which was a major port of entry for Sicilian immigrants during the late 19th century, the Feast of St. Joseph is a city-wide event. Both public and private St. Joseph's altars are traditionally built. The altars are usually open to any visitor who wishes to pay homage. The food is generally distributed to charity after the altar is dismantled. There are also parades i...n honor of St. Joseph and the Italian population of New Orleans which are similar to the many marching clubs and truck parades of Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day. Tradition in New Orleans also holds that by burying a small statue of St. Joseph upside down in the front yard of a house, that house will sell more promptly. In addition to the above traditions, some groups of Mardi Gras Indians stage their last procession of the season on the Sunday nearest to St. Joseph's Day otherwise known as "Super Sunday," after which their costumes are dismantled. This was taken from R.DeTiege's FB page

Super Sunday

In New Orleans, Louisiana, which was a major port of entry for Sicilian immigrants during the late 19th century, the Feast of St. Joseph is a city-wide event. Both public and private St. Joseph's altars are traditionally built. The altars are usually open to any visitor who wishes to pay homage. The food is generally distributed to charity after the altar is dismantled.[8] There are also parades i...n honor of St. Joseph and the Italian population of New Orleans which are similar to the many marching clubs and truck parades of Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day. Tradition in New Orleans also holds that by burying a small statue of St. Joseph upside down in the front yard of a house, that house will sell more promptly. In addition to the above traditions, some groups of Mardi Gras Indians stage their last procession of the season on the Sunday nearest to St. Joseph's Day otherwise known as "Super Sunday," after which their costumes are dismantled.