Our Lady of Mt Carmel Feast, Waterbury CT - - - The 76th Year
The Highland Ave section of Waterbury CT around Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church will be swarming with residents from all over the area trying to get a taste of the delicacies being offered this weekend. It's the 76th Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.
Weeks of preparation and cooking culminate with 4 days of singing, dancing eating and all out revelry, all with the underlying tone of honoring the patron of the church. Pride further shows itself with the evening candle light procession around the block, and if there was ever a worry for getting lost, or not knowing who the organizers are, the lines down the center of the road that form the route tells it all: red, white and green!
The people start to wander in from the neighboring homes in late afternoon looking for the fresh cooked Italian delicacies Fresh made fried dough with fresh sauce and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese have people lining up around the corner.
In addition to the Fried Dough, one can taste home made Pasta Fagioli, (Italian bean soup), fried eggplant, or get in line for the grilled items such as:
Soffritto, Sausage & Peppers, Meatballs, steak sandwiches, hamburgers, sausage patties, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, and that old world favorite, Italian Fries (Some people think the French invented them)
Ready for desert? Try some Italian pastries and cookies, torrone, gelato.
Need a bit of exercise, then under the tent there's live music with a definite Italian flavor.
There will be a special Mass of celebration on Sunday at Noon, offered in both English and Italian, followed by the procession and of course back to the food.
The Mt Carmel Feast, in Waterbury Ct from Thursday, July 10 to Sunday July 13.
Festival hours:
Thursday: 5 to 10 PM
Friday: 5 to 11 PM
Saturday: 5 to 11 PM
Sunday Following the after mass procession to 9 PM
Waterbury CT Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Annual Feast July 10-13 2014
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