Festivals]]>Television stations]]>Marching bands]]>Catholic Church--Dioceses]]>Catholic Church--Societies, etc.]]>Bullfights]]>Portuguese American women]]>
More footage of other festas in the Azores are compiled in this video, including footage of Januario Leal himself. The video ends with historical photographs and information about the Portuguese marching bands of Lowell and the bullfights.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
]]>Lowell (Mass.)]]>Processions, Religious--Catholic Church]]>Catholic Church--Dioceses]]>Portuguese American women]]>Catholic Church--Societies, etc.]]>Marching bands]]>Music]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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Top row (left to right): Friend or brother of Maria's stepfather (name unknown), Carolina da Conceição Andrade (sister of Maria), Maria's stepfather (name unknown), Antonio Barros (Manuel Barro's brother).
Bottom row (left to right): John Pitta (of J.S. Pitta & Co. grocery store; best man), Mary (daughter of Antonio Barros), Maria da Conceição Andrade, Manuel F. Barros, Mary-Joseph (daughter of Maria's stepfather), Deolinda Pitta (John Pitta's wife; maid of honor).]]>Letter from Augusta (Barros) Daly to Lionel and Patricia Barros]]>Lowell (Mass.)]]>Festivals]]>Folk dancing, Portuguese]]>Music--Portuguese influences]]>
Performed in the Salão Da Igreja De Santo Antônio (St. Anthony's Church) in Lowell, MA.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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]]>Lowell (Mass.)]]>Catholic Church--Societies, etc.]]>Fasts and Feasts]]>Fashion shows]]>Broadcast journalism]]> Following this, the first segment of the event begins. The contestants of the ball walk the stage and the announcers introduce them while the live band performs in the background. The announcers give the contestant's name, age, and what they would like to be when they grow up, and then asks the contestant why they hope to pursue that career, which the contestant answers. The segment ends with dancing and a musical performance.
Once competition formally begins, the contestants walk out in elegant dresses to place papers with their names in the bowl from which the Holy Ghost Queen and her ladies will be chosen. The announcers give the audience more information on the dresses and their designs as they walk. Then, when all the contestants have joined the stage, another musical performance begins.
Finally, the previous Holy Ghost Queen and her ladies from the 1993-1994 year are called back to the stage and they each give a speech before the new ladies and Holy Ghost Queen are respectively chosen. The contestants chosen include: the second lady, Lisa Miguel; the first lady, Melinda Silva; and the Holy Ghost Queen, Lisa Baltazar. A speech is given at the end to thank those involved with the ball and the Holy Ghost Society.
After the ball, the ladies and the queen are interviewed by Jose Gabriel about the event, and then Fr. Ferreira from St. Anthony's Parish is interviewed before the program ends.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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]]>Lowell (Mass.)]]>Cambridge (Mass.)]]>Fasts and Feasts]]>Music--Portuguese influences]]>Processions, Religious--Catholic Church]]>Azorean Americans]]>Marching bands]]>Livestock]]>Folk dancing, Portuguese]]>Cows]]>Catholic Church--Societies, etc.]]>Broadcast journalism]]> Wine, meat, and bread is shown being delivered to the parish hall for the 250 participants, and then a priest leads the group in prayer to bless the food. Some of the participants, including the children, are interviewed about their attendance at the feast, what their families are going to make with the food they're given, how this festival is traditionally celebrated in the Azores, and what other information they know about this tradition.
Then, the reporter in the video discusses the Cantoria event that took place during the festival featuring José Amaral, José Galdinio, José Borges, and Francisco Andrade, accompanied by José da Rocha and likely Vítor Santos on guitar and viola.
The procession for the festival was held at 4:00pm on Saturday, June 1st, 1985, followed by the Bodo de Leite celebration where children and other participants dressed in regional clothes and handed out cheese, milk, and barley dough to everyone present.
During footage of the Festa da Trinidade procession, the reporter gives more information about the festival's tradition and its origins in the Azores as well as in Lowell, when it was brought back as a tradition in 1983 by Leo Silva, Henrique de Sousa, and other members of the Portuguese American community. Henrique de Sousa is then interviewed about the organization of the festa.
The Grupo Folclórico de Chicopee dancers are shown performing during the festival, and then the reporter describes the feast that was held after the procession with traditional Portuguese foods. The Holy Ghost crowns and their history are discussed, along with more history about this celebration. The folclórico dances continue, and then more footage of the Bodo de Leite and the Cantoria event is shown. The credits for the original TV program roll, and are followed by additional footage of the Festa da Trinidade procession with the Queens of São João, Portuguese businesses and organizations, dance troupes, and marching bands.]]>Leal, Januario]]>1985 Cantoria Desafio Festa De Trindade Lowell, MA (1) 1985 Cantoria Desafio Festa De Trindade Lowell, MA (2) (shown in video) 1985 Cantoria Desafio Festa De Trindade Lowell, MA (3)]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other. ]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video
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Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other. Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other. ]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press play below to view the video:
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Performed in the Salão Da Igreja De Santo Antônio (St. Anthony's Church) in Lowell, MA.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press the play button below to view the video:
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Performed in the Salão Da Igreja De Santo Antônio (St. Anthony's Church) in Lowell, MA.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press the play button below to view the video:
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Performed at the Salão Da Igreja De Santo Antônio (St. Anthony's Church) in Lowell, MA]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press the play button below to view the video:
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Performed at the Salão Da Igreja De Santo Antônio (St. Anthony's Church) in Lowell, MA]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press the play button below to view the video:
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Performed in the Salão Da Igreja De Santo Antônio (St. Anthony's Church) in Lowell, MA.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press the play button below to view the video:
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Performed in the Salão Da Igreja De Santo Antônio (St. Anthony's Church) in Lowell, MA.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press the play button below to view the video:
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Performed in the Salão Da Igreja De Santo Antônio (St. Anthony's Church) in Lowell, MA.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press the play button below to view the video:
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Performed in the Salão Da Igreja De Santo Antônio (St. Anthony's Church) in Lowell, MA.]]>Leal, Januario]]>Please press the play button below to view the video:
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