The Feast of Lights 1985
The Feast in the years after its return in 1976 often
attracted about 150,000 to 200,000 people over the
course of its days each september. One year the
President of the United States came. God bless the
old Burg:)
5 years ago
3 comments:
That was the last year that I went Mack. How long did it last afterwards?
Skip
HI MAC...THE FEAST OF LIGHTS IN THE EARLY YEARS WAS MUCH MORE PROMINENT. THE PROCESSIONS WERE GREATER THE FIREWORKS ON BUTLER STREET WERE OUTSTANDING AND THE FOOD IN MY OPINION WAS TRUE ITALIAN AND AFFORDABLE. I CAN RECALL IN THE 20'S AND 30'S HOW MUCH MORE ATTENTION WAS PLACED ON THE TRUE MEANING OF THE CELEBRATION. GOD BLESS THE OLD BURG AND ALL THE RESIDENTS.
Hi Skip & Ralph:)
The Feast lasted until 2003. But it sorta got smaller as the years went by so you knew that was gonna happen.
The Feast became more secular and less religious for many as the days rolled on agree, but it still did have God at its core at least.
After all The Madonna was always there:)
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