{"id":20761,"date":"2023-08-10T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivafallriver.com\/support\/?p=20761"},"modified":"2023-08-10T16:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:00:21","slug":"great-feast-of-the-holy-ghost-of-new-england-returns-aug-23-heres-all-the-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivafallriver.com\/support\/great-feast-of-the-holy-ghost-of-new-england-returns-aug-23-heres-all-the-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England returns Aug. 23. Here\u2019s all the details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lurdes C. da Silva<\/a> O Jornal – Published August 8, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FALL RIVER \u2013 The Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England<\/a> is arguably the biggest Azorean feast in North America and its organizers are hoping it will bring around 200,000 visitors, from near and far, to Fall River\u2019s Kennedy Park from Aug. 23 to 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis feast belongs to the whole community,\u201d emphasized Herberto Silva<\/a>, the president of the 2023 celebration. \u201cWe\u2019re here to receive you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serving for the first time as Great Feast president, the Lowell resident said he grew up with the traditional Holy Ghost rituals and religious celebrations in his hometown of Porto Judeu in the island of Terceira, Azores. Most recently, he was the president of the Holy Ghost Society of Lowell and also president of the Pawtucket-based Grupo Amigos da Terceira, where he hosted several annual Holy Ghost feasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2023 Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England President Herberto Silva, second form the left, goes over the plans for the year’s celebration during a recent meeting with this committee. Photo courtesy of O Journal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As far as the Great Feast goes, Silva said he isn\u2019t anticipating any big changes this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking the opinions of people who have been serving here the longest because they know how this works,\u201d said Silva, who was elected for a two-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, I\u2019m not saying that next year, knowing how this works, we will not bring in some new things,\u201d he added. \u201cLet\u2019s build on the ideas of our antecessors and put it into practice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Holy Ghost Queen and her maids take part in the 2022 Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England Crowning Procession. Photo courtesy of O Journal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For the rest of the story, and the daily schedule, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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