tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post8200137142237018618..comments2023-10-28T04:19:52.130-04:00Comments on The Big Dunk: The Feast of the Blessed SacramentRachel Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534890739695708419noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-69221274298141682952008-08-04T11:50:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:50:00.000-04:00Oh, your Mingness, the Portuguese Catholics clear...Oh, your Mingness, <BR/><BR/>the Portuguese Catholics clearly know how to put on a party. There was free flowing Madeira wine and beer everywhere, 4 days of partying in a huge compound that is owned and operated by the 'Feast of the blessed Sacrament society' and bands playing on three stages. Not a single slice of spiral ham or brie to be found. And thank heavens, no bagpipes. (I'll take Rachel Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534890739695708419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-88361230056050297152008-08-03T22:51:00.000-04:002008-08-03T22:51:00.000-04:00"They were the headline act at the Feast of the Bl..."They were the headline act at the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in New Bedford."<BR/>+++++++++++++++++++++++<BR/>I thought "Rachel has really lost it, now", but your explanation of the Exposition and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament made me realize that this was the festival afterward.<BR/><BR/>I've been to Anglican versions, but that was a procession down Beacon Street with bagpipes playingMinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735244827302845662noreply@blogger.com