St. Joseph's Day in New Orleans
$61.31
- Hardcover
200 pages
- Release Date
22 October 2026
Summary
St. Joseph’s Day in New Orleans investigates the origins and evolution of the St. Joseph’s Day holiday, revealing its deep connection to the mid-Lent celebration known as Mi-Carême. Initially conceived as a welcome break from Lent’s austerity, mid-Lent featured masked balls, dancing, and exuberant public revelry—traditions later associated solely with Mardi Gras. Through a meticulous review of historic newspaper accounts, archival resources, and city records, Laura Guccione shows tha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807186411 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0807186414 |
| Author: | Laura Guccione |
| Publisher: | Louisiana State University Press |
| Imprint: | Louisiana State University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“In a city ripe with Twelfth Night lore, it is a bliss-filled epiphany to devour Laura Guccione’s exploration of St. Joseph’s Day, from colonial Creole rituals to the immigrant Sicilian’s spiritual connection to St. Joseph.”–Bethany Ewald Bultman, contributing editor, French Quarter Journal, and author of Compass American Guide: New Orleans
“Laura Guccione’s fresh approach to New Orleans history explores the city’s religious observances and cultural traditions to unveil the mystery of St. Joseph’s Day, giving us a new understanding of an old celebration.”–Al Kennedy, author of Chief of Chiefs: Robert Nathaniel Lee and the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, 1915-2001
Laura Guccione
Laura Guccione is a lifelong New Orleanian with degrees in anthropology, urban studies, and culinary arts. She blends academic research with personal experience to explore the city’s hidden history. Guccione resides in an 1830s Creole cottage just outside the French Quarter. St. Joseph’s Day in New Orleans is her debut book.
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