Portuguese festa
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Seana Dirrane gets ready with the help of Toni Boracchi before the start of a parade honoring Queen Isabel of Portugal during a Portuguese festa celebration, in Clarksburg on Sunday. Queen Isabel, also known as St. Elizabeth, was known for her humanitarian efforts and feeding the poor. -
Little Portuguese Queen, Victoria Azevedo, 11, left, of Elk Grove and her attendant, Rhylie Ventura, 11, watch as people arrive at the Portuguese Hall in Clarksburg while getting ready for the parade during a Portuguese festa celebration, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Brandon Charriere, 11, of the Sacramento Youth Band prepares to line up for the parade from the Portuguese Hall in Clarksburg to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, for Festa, a Portuguese festival in Clarksburg, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Former queen, Giana Boracchia, 15, of Petaluma, right, and her attendant, Seana Dirrane, 16, of Petaluma, prepare to march in the parade holding the crown of Queen Isabel during Festa, a Portuguese festival in Clarksburg, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Members of the IDES Council #3, the Brotherhood of the Divine Holy Spirit, march from the Portuguesa Hall in Clarksburg to St. Joseph's Catholic Church during a Portuguese festa in Clarksburg, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Grace Bramlett, 17, of Elk Grove, is blessed with holy water at the start of mass by Father Dan Madigan of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, in Clarksburg, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Vanessa Contreras, 16, of Sacramento, is all smiles as the incoming queen, along with her attendants, Grace Bramlett, 17, left, and Katelyn Mikalonis, 16, both of Elk Grove during Mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church while celebrating Festa, a Portuguese festival in Clarksburg, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Father Dan Madigan puts a small crown of Queen Isabel of Portugal over the head of Justina Azevedo, 7, of Elk Grove during a mass and celebration of Festa, a Portuguese festival in Clarksburg, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Incoming queen, Vanessa Contreras, 16, center, of Sacramento, if surrounded by her attendants, Grace Bramlett, 17, left, and Katelyn Mikalonis, 16, right, of Elk Grove during a mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church during a celebration of Festa, a Portuguese festival in Clarksburg, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Vanessa Contreras, 16, center, is crowned as her attendants, Grace Bramlett, 17, left and Katelyn Mikalonis, 16, right hold the crown of Queen Isabel, (St. Elizabeth) over her head, during a Festa celebration, following a mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clarksburg, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Joe D'Alessandro, right, and Father Dan Madigan, center put the crown of Isabel over the head of one of the Knights of Columbus during Festa, a Portuguese festival, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clarksburg, Sunday, June 7, 2009. -
Katelyn Mikalonis, left, and Grace Gramlett, right, of Elk Grove, carry the crown of Queen Isabel of Portugal, (St. Elizabeth) over the new queen's head as she clears the doorway, during festa, Sunday, June 7, 2009.
