Archbishop Gregory Aymond blessing New Orleans from a PT-17 Stearman on Good Friday, 2020.
Archbishop Gregory Aymond blessing New Orleans from a PT-17 Stearman on Good Friday.
New Orleans Archbishop Gregory defeats Coronavirus
and on Good Friday 2020 The Big Easy Wing Unit of the Commemorative Air Force takes New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond and Rabi Alexis Erheim on Spirit Flights to bless New Orleans from a Pt-17 Stearman bi-plane.
Legend says that Piedmontese chocolatiers were the first ones to employ the use of chocolate at the end of the 1700s while the decoration of eggs dated back to the 13th century
For Italians, Easter is the second most popular holiday of the year next to Christmas. In some parts of Calabria, the festivities include a special mass and a procession through the streets with a huge statue of the Virgin Mary proudly carried on the shoulders of a group of townsmen. The streets are absolutely packed with people watching and following the procession.
Tuscany is the land of ancient traditions that, handed down from generation to generation, are still alive today in fascinating events that celebrate Easter.
Among the most striking are the Scoppio del Carro in Florence, the Palio delle Botti in Bibbona (LI) and the exhibition of the Sacra Cintola di Maria in Prato.
On Easter Sunday all the Tuscans in the early morning gather around a table all white and laden with blessed boiled eggs, “panine” (seasoned bread), ham and capocollo, various types of desserts for a breakfast with the whole family. Then follow the lunch which traditionally includes: black, white and red croutons, tortellini in chicken broth, galantine, roast lamb, various side dishes and desserts, mostly ciambelloni and ciambellini, all washed by a good vin santo.
Even better than Easter Sunday though is one of the greatest days of
the year, Pasquetta. For many young people this is the day that they
will hang out with friends. As the saying in Italian goes: “Natale con i
tuoi, Pasquetta con chi vuoi” – Christmas with your family, Easter
Monday with whoever you want. Of course, it rhymes and sounds better in
Italian!
