BRAZILIAN JUNE FESTIVAL - WORCESTER

BRAZILIAN JUNE FESTIVAL-WORCESTER: Holy Family Parish will hold Festa Junina, 5-10 p.m., Saturday, June 17, at St. Joseph Church, 35 Hamilton St., featuring Brazilian food, drinks, square dance, live music. 

Join us for a celebration of one of the most popular Brazilian holidays, “Festa Junina”. This celebration was originally established to commemorate Saint Anthony, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Peter. Having its origin in the colonial Brazil of the 16th century, the June Festival is a celebration featuring rural aspects of the Brazilian culture such as food and music. The celebration was also set to mark the end of summer and the beginning of the harvest