Is this week a special time in Dominican-American culture?
August 7, 2007 5:59 PM Subscribe
Is this week a religious holiday, or other special time, in Dominican-American culture? (I'm not finding anything by googling, but I might not know how to look.)
This site also says that August 14 is the Festival of the Bulls. Again, next week rather than this one, but it doesn't list anything else for August.
posted by Tomorrowful at 6:11 PM on August 7, 2007
posted by Tomorrowful at 6:11 PM on August 7, 2007
Response by poster: Possibly! I'm thinking of something that might be celebrated over the last few days and tonight (unless maybe the celebration lasts from the 5th through the 16th...?)
posted by sparrows at 6:11 PM on August 7, 2007
posted by sparrows at 6:11 PM on August 7, 2007
The Catholic Feast of Transfiguration is going on around now. I don't know if it's a big deal, but since many Dominicans are Catholic, perhaps that is it.
posted by Bookhouse at 6:18 PM on August 7, 2007
posted by Bookhouse at 6:18 PM on August 7, 2007
Are you in New York? The Dominican parade is coming up. (I am not sure what it is tied to, in the sense that the Italian Parade is Columbus Day and the Irish get St. Paddy's and the Puerto Ricans get, um, early summer, but if you are and everything seems Dominican, that is probably why.)
posted by dame at 7:02 PM on August 7, 2007
posted by dame at 7:02 PM on August 7, 2007
Restoration War started on August 16, 1863 and, after two years of fighting, Spanish troops abandoned the island.
It is celebrating kicking some Spanish tush.
posted by dame at 7:08 PM on August 7, 2007
It is celebrating kicking some Spanish tush.
posted by dame at 7:08 PM on August 7, 2007
Response by poster: The Feast of Transfiguration sounds like maybe the right guess since I'm looking for something religious... I hope that's it....... (is that over soon???)
Well in case this is useful I'm asking because the small Dominican church across the street from my apt. building has exploded in some kind of celebration over the last four days. It wouldn't really be appropriate to ask them what's up (because I wouldn't be asking out of any actual curiosity, I'd just be pretending to be curious so I could try to get a clue about when it will stop).
They've been mostly quiet for the several months I've lived here. Then suddenly for the last four days there's been like five-hour marathons every night, around 4pm to 9pm, of amplified worship (so loud I still clearly hear their music and their preaching-guys with my windows closed and my sealing earplugs in my ears). I totally accept this as part of the neighborhood, I just was hoping to figure out if there's a logical point when it's likely to stop (for my own planning and sanity).
posted by sparrows at 8:19 PM on August 7, 2007
Well in case this is useful I'm asking because the small Dominican church across the street from my apt. building has exploded in some kind of celebration over the last four days. It wouldn't really be appropriate to ask them what's up (because I wouldn't be asking out of any actual curiosity, I'd just be pretending to be curious so I could try to get a clue about when it will stop).
They've been mostly quiet for the several months I've lived here. Then suddenly for the last four days there's been like five-hour marathons every night, around 4pm to 9pm, of amplified worship (so loud I still clearly hear their music and their preaching-guys with my windows closed and my sealing earplugs in my ears). I totally accept this as part of the neighborhood, I just was hoping to figure out if there's a logical point when it's likely to stop (for my own planning and sanity).
posted by sparrows at 8:19 PM on August 7, 2007
Go over and ask. They won't mind. You will learn what their schedule is, and you will learn more about your neighbors/neighborhood.
posted by jpdoane at 8:43 PM on August 7, 2007
posted by jpdoane at 8:43 PM on August 7, 2007
Response by poster: It doesn't feel that simple to me. I think asking could very likely be heard (especially across the significant language barrier) as me objecting to it. Right now I have no genuine, positive desire to learn about their church. (So I feel like it would be inappropriate to fake a neutral neighborly interest when my true feeling is GODDAMMIT MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP.)
Right now I'm just trying to relax and see what happens. This question was just me hoping there was an obvious period of like "days x through x are holy days."
posted by sparrows at 11:35 PM on August 7, 2007
Right now I'm just trying to relax and see what happens. This question was just me hoping there was an obvious period of like "days x through x are holy days."
posted by sparrows at 11:35 PM on August 7, 2007
This might be something you looked for in the first place, but does the chuch have its own website? That might list a special event they're having, either a religious holiday of any kind or an even tied specifically to that church (fund raiser for a new building, xth year anniversary of some sort, etcetera).
posted by Ms. Next at 6:52 AM on August 8, 2007
posted by Ms. Next at 6:52 AM on August 8, 2007
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The Dominican Republic regains its independence after 4 years of fighting against the Spanish Annexation.
posted by Tomorrowful at 6:05 PM on August 7, 2007