Community Events and Festival Photography: West Harrison Church Celebration & Italian Festa

Yesterday, members of the parish of Saint Anthony of Padua in West Harrison celebrated the final day of their church festival by parading through the streets with a statue of Saint Anthony, and then eating home-cooked food at the festival!

Members of the parish of Saint Anthony of Padua in West Harrison put donations onto the statue prior to the procession through the streets of West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)
Members of the parish of Saint Anthony of Padua in West Harrison put donations onto the statue prior to the procession through the streets of West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)

Parish mmbers toss rose petals on the statue of Saint Anthony in West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)
Parish mmbers toss rose petals on the statue of Saint Anthony in West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)

Flower petals litter the ground around the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua in West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)
Flower petals litter the ground around the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua in West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)

Members of the parish of Saint Anthony of Padua in West Harrison parade through the streets of West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)
Members of the parish of Saint Anthony of Padua in West Harrison parade through the streets of West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)

Members of the parish of Saint Anthony of Padua in West Harrison parade through the streets of West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)
Members of the parish of Saint Anthony of Padua in West Harrison parade through the streets of West Harrison. (June 9, 2013)

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