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St. Joseph Altars by Kerri McCaffety (2003, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcadia Publishing

ISBN-101589801407

ISBN-139781589801400

eBay Product ID (ePID)6013743

Product Key Features

Book TitleSt. Joseph Altars

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicChristian Rituals & Practice / General, United States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), History

Publication Year2003

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Religion, History

AuthorKerri Mccaffety

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight25.5 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-010484

Dewey Edition21

Photographed byMcCaffety, Kerri

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal247/.1

SynopsisThis photographic tribute displays the rich cultural tradition behind New Orleans' St. Joseph altars and their delicious dishes. While examining the spiritual significance of the altars and the accompanying foods, author Kerri McCaffety also discusses their cultural importance to both Sicilian Americans and the people of New Orleans. New Orleans is home to one of the largest Sicilian-American populations in the United States, and the community preserves many of its Old World traditions. During the Middle Ages, Sicily went through a period of severe drought. For relief, the people turned to their patron saint, St. Joseph, promising a huge banquet in his honor in return for the needed rain. The tradition evolved and now features today's St. Joseph altars, constructed in thanks for answered prayers. Every year on March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph, beautiful and elaborate altars are constructed and piled high with delicious food. In St. Joseph Altars, Kerri McCaffety combines historical knowledge with luscious photographs of this Sicilian tradition. She took 140 color photographs in thirty different homes to reveal the beauty and majesty of the St. Joseph altars. St. Joseph Altars is also an heirloom cookbook; it contains twenty recipes for several of the most popular St. Joseph altar dishes. Contributed by both Sicilian grandmothers and New Orleans chefs, these traditional recipes include ciabatta (bread), cioppino (fish stew), and various biscotti (cookies)., The beautiful and lively traditional marking of generosity as celebrated in New Orleans each March 19. The tradition of St. Joseph's Day began after a severe drought in Sicily in the middle ages. In desperation, people asked St. Joseph, their patron, to intervene. They promised that if rain came they would prepare a big feast in his honor. In gratitude for prayers answered with rain, huge banquet tables were set up in public and poor people were invited to come and eat as much as they wanted. Today, special foods, linens, flowers, and statuary adorn the St. Joseph altars, built with three steps representing the Holy Trinity. Generosity marks this day, as it did the character of Joseph himself.

LC Classification NumberBT690.M33 2003