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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.

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"""Kerri Mc Caffety's work is lush with natural light that makes the images sensual and rich, and transforms the places she photographs into poems."""

""Kerri Mc Caffety's work is lush with natural light that makes the images sensual and rich, and transforms the places she photographs into poems.""

Kerri Mc Caffety's work is lush with natural light that makes the images sensual and rich, and transforms the places she photographs into poems.

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Kerri McCaffety counts among her accolades a Gold Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers and an Author of the Year award from the New Orleans Gulf South Booksellers Association. Her books with Pelican include Obituary Cocktail: The Great Saloons of New Orleans; The Majesty of St. Charles Avenue; Etouffée, Mon Amour: The Great Restaurants of New Orleans; Napoleon House; St. Joseph Altars; The Majesty of the French Quarter; Visions of the Vieux Carré; The Majesty of St. Francisville; and Let's Walk the French Quarter.

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