North End Religious Feast June 2019
North End soldier’s name tag 
St. Leonard Procession wind instrument player. This is the beginning of the procession when he is playing the music 
Majestic wood carved statue of Saint Anthony. 6/14 
A church devotee donated a bunch of money through the window. 6/14/19 
The police motorcyclers cleared a way for the procession. They stopped when the statue stopped. 6/14/19 
An old woman who has an illness cannot leave her home. She lay toward the window and listened to the music of the band. 6/14/19 
The beautiful silhouette of state of Saint Anthony during the procession 
The Italian-American police band is playing the music outside a religious restaurant. They enjoyed their harmony of music. 6/14/19 
When the Procession is nearly at the end. A group of students with their teachers sang the National Anthem in front of the Hanover statue. 6/14/19 
The Italian-American boys was trying to protect the statue. 6/14/19
I went to Boston North End and I found a unique community culture in this small Italian-American town. When I documented North End this June, I encountered a religious procession held by St. Anthony’s church. I luckily photography a band consisted of Italian-Americans, many devotees, and famous Bishops.
The whole procession started at Hanover Statue where lots of soldiers’ nametags hang over on a fence. Band players wore blue uniforms and black ties. They performed beautiful symphony. The wood carved statue Saint Anthony was held by four devotees. Then, they will walk through the streets and devotees in the buildings will throw the money off the window and the band will play the music for them.
Boston Police also helped a lot to secure this procession. Two police motor-cyclers rode in the front to protect the people.
Yichen Ma's Photography 