Caption

Gretna, Louisiana - The St. Joseph Day altar at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Catholics in the New Orleans area celebrate St. Joseph Day, March 19, by building elaborate altars of food, figurines, candles, and other items. Sicilian immigrants settled in New Orleans in the late 1800s, bringing the tradition which honors the relief St. Joseph provided during a Sicilian famine

Date

Mar 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK25E21_307

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NA

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No

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Rights managed

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86,1Mb (6,2Mb) / 22,4in x 14,9in / 6720 x 4480 (300dpi)

Keywords

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