次第に雰囲気が盛り上がっていく。
やはり神輿だ。町の中を練っていく。日本のように威勢のよさはないが、よく似ているのに驚いた。
神輿の上の像はSaint Agrippina di Mineoというらしい。
Saint Agrippina Di Mineo was a beautiful blond princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the Emperor Valerian in 256 AD. After her death, her body was taken from Rome to Mineo, Sicily, by three holy women; Bassa, Paula and Agatonica.
The Greeks also honor her and claim to have relics of her. Sant' Agrippina is the patron saint of thunderstorms, leprosy and evil spirits. Her Feast day is celebrated on the first weekend in August.
Each year since 1914 this group of devoted people come together to renew their faith in her in Boston's North End, as was the custom in the land of origin, Mineo, Sicily. Each year everyone is invited to witness the respect and honor that is bestowed on this young, beautiful martyred saint.
( http://www.saintagrippinaboston.com/history.html より）
屋台の雰囲気も日本の夜店と似ている。
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