Santo Cristo Festival On May 31 & June 1
The Santo Cristo Festival – an Azorean tradition that has been celebrated in Bermuda for almost 50 years by the Portuguese community — will be held on May 31 and June 1.
A spokesperson said, “This Saturday and Sunday, 31 May and 1 June, will see the return of the annual Santo Cristo festival at MSA. All members of the public are invited to attend free of charge.
“Additionally, the festival’s organizers are pleased to announce that Portuguese-Canadian musician, Jessica Amaro, will be headlining the weekend’s festivities. Amaro is a well-known performer of popular Portuguese music from the Greater Toronto Area. Her performances have run the full gambit of traditional and up-tempo Portuguese music, and she also sings popular songs in English.
“Also performing are a number of local acts: In Motion School of Dance, Sierra DeSousa, Caroline Brown, the Vasco da Gama Folklore dancers and the Casa dos Açores, children Folklore Dancers. DJ Scoobay of YGS will provide further musical entertainment for the evening.
“On Saturday, 31 May a Mass will be celebrated at 7:45pm in St. Theresa’s Cathedral to commence the feast and to move the statue of Senhor Santo Cristo out of the chapel. MSA will then be open to the public for live entertainment.
“On Sunday, 1 June at 1:30pm celebrations will commence with a Mass in St. Theresa’s Cathedral with a procession immediately following from the Cathedral, down onto Dundonald Street, then to Woodlands Road, to Laffan Street and then back to the Cathedral.
“Immediately following the procession, festivities will continue at MSA, which include a bazaar, baked goods, auction, food & beverages and live entertainment. A raffle draw will take place at 8:00 pm. Anyone wanting to purchase or sell raffle tickets, can contact the Commissão Senhor Santo Cristo via email at santocristobermuda@gmail.com.
“Santo Cristo is an Azorean tradition that has been celebrated in Bermuda for almost 50 years by the Portuguese community. It is a religious veneration associated with an image of Jesus Christ, specifically a Renaissance-style representation of the Ecce Homo, and it dates back to 1700 in the Azorean city of Ponta Delgada.
“The festival is jointly organized in Bermuda by the Comissão Senhor Santo Cristo, the Vasco da Gama Club and the Portuguese Cultural Association [registered charity, #385]. Proceeds raised will support St Theresa’s Cathedral, the Commissão Senhor Santo Cristo and the Portuguese School of Bermuda.”
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