A small Italian bakery on the north end of Chicago known as Il Giardino Del Dolce, overflows with customers today, March 19, which is St. Joseph’s day, a holiday which involves eating many traditional Italian pastries, most popularly the Italian zappole which is this bakery’s specialty. The bakery was overflowing with people by 10 am on the morning of St. Joseph’s day, with people of all nationalities. This bakery makes over 5,000 zappole (a traditional Italian fried dough) for St. Joseph’s day every year. The women behind the counter were running back and forth trying to accommodate all the customers, as they were all chattering in different languages including Italian, Spanish, Polish, and English. This very culturally diverse environment created a union of traditional beliefs among many different people which created a very positive atmosphere. St. Joseph’s day brought together a group of people which would otherwise probably not unite in this manor, everyone was happy and excited to spend time with their families and feast all day.
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