Keepers Of Tradition
 
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Chinese New Year's celebration, Boston 2001. Photo by Lian Jue.
Wampanoags in regalia at celebration of ancient fish weir, Boston Common, 2005. Photo by Maggie Holtzberg.
Soca & Associates, Boston Caribbean Carnival, 2007. Photo by Maggie Holtzberg.
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Throughout the year, cultural pride is on display in Massachusetts. Annual Italian feast-day processionals wind their way through urban streets in veneration of saints. Generations of Irish-Americans gather for St. Patrick's Day parades. Members of Boston’s Caribbean community strut in oversized sequined costumes each summer. Carnival parades, pow wows, competitions, and processionals are all gatherings of
People devote enormous energy, resources, and artistry to share these traditions with insiders and outsiders alike
people taking part in public ritual, performing ethnicity. People devote enormous energy, resources, and artistry to share these traditions with insiders and outsiders alike.