{"id":45138,"date":"2025-05-18T14:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T18:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=45138"},"modified":"2025-05-18T14:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T18:48:32","slug":"italian-market-festival-procession-of-the-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2025\/05\/18\/italian-market-festival-procession-of-the-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Market Festival – Procession of the Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to St. Paul’s Parish this is a procession of statues of Roman Catholic Saints led through the street by a traditional Italian brass band.<\/p>\n

People carry or walk with statues in order to thank a saint for blessings they received or to ask for a favor from the saint. Others adorn the saint by pinning donations to ribbons that hang from every saint. <\/p>\n

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According to St. Paul’s Parish this is a procession of statues of Roman Catholic Saints led through the street by a traditional Italian brass band. 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