Travelling Rituals: Azorean Holy Ghost Festivals in the United States
Travelling Rituals: Azorean Holy Ghost Festivals in the United States
Author(s): Joao LealSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institut za etnologiju i folkloristiku
Keywords: ritual; migration; ethnicity; Portuguese-American
Summary/Abstract: This article analyses the Holy Ghost festivals organized by immigrants from the Azorean island of Santa Maria (Portugal) in the US city of East Providence, RI. The article stresses the diasporic dimension of the festivals and the way in which they combine tradition and innovation, faithfulness to roots and adaptation to a new social and cultural context.
Journal: Narodna umjetnost - Hrvatski časopis za etnologiju i folkloristiku
- Issue Year: 42/2005
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 101-125
- Page Count: 1
- Language: English