Fascinating facts about Boston’s North End feasts

Jul 16, 2016 520

By Marisa Dellatto

> 1903 — Year the first feast, for Madonna della Grazie, took place in the North End

> 1910 — Year the Fisherman's Feast, the longest-running feast, started

> 1919 — Year St. Anthony's Feast, the largest Italian religious festival in New England, began

> 10 — Number of feasts celebrated in the North End at its festival peak in the 1980s and '90s

> 5 — Number of full-scale feasts now, including St. Anthony, St. Lucy, St. Agrippina, Madonna della Cava and the Fisherman's Feast

> 10,131 — The population of the North End in 2010

> 250,000+ — Estimated number of attendees at the three-day St. Anthony's Feast and the one-day St. Lucy's Feast in 2015

> 30,000+ — Number of people expected to attend the Fisherman's Feast over four days

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Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/

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