Talking of Corpus Christi Day processions

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Attend a Corpus Christi procession​

To this day, the Fronleichnamprozession is still seen as a symbolic embodiment of contemporary Bavarian Christianity.

Although some of the most famous Feast of Corpus Christi processions take place in more rural communities outside Germany's major cities, processions can also be seen in cities such as Munich and Frankfurt. The Feast of Corpus Christi processions usually begin early in the morning, so plan your visit accordingly if you don’t want to miss out on witnessing these magnificent processions.

Corpus Christi Processions

The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 10 days after Whitsun, which is marked as a holiday in some German states.

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I will be interested in your comments

 

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Corpus Christi Day processions - and the United States

Here I still have a question.

Whenever I bring up this topic, US-Americans usually know absolutely nothing about it.
There may be some jokes about the City of Corpus Christi, but that is all.

So one might wonder:
Are the Catholics in the US too afraid to go out into the streets to show their belief?
Or is it out of politeness, so that they do not provoke their Protestant neighbours?

What do you think?

 

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From what I know, there are some Catholics here in this forum.
What do they think?

 

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Here is the legend:

Legend has it that in 1519, on the Roman Catholic Feast Day of Corpus Christi, Spanish explorer Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda discovered a lush semi-tropical bay on what is now the southern coast of Texas. The bay, and the City that later sprung up there, took the name of the feast day celebrating the "Body of Christ."

History of Corpus Christi | City of Corpus Christi

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And now it seems the United States have completely forgotten about this feast day.
Including the US Catholics - and even the Catholics in the City of Corpus Christi.

 

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Are the Catholics in the US too afraid to go out into the streets to show their belief?
Or is it out of politeness, so that they do not provoke their Protestant neighbours?

I do not want to make an extra poll for this.

 

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I remember:

Some years ago I was on a forum for German Americans. The forum language was German.
And I asked there about these "Fronleichnams-Prozessionen". Whether there were any in the US.

I was told that in the US there were none.

Then I found a video about such a procession in the US and asked again.
This time I got a sharp answer: "You have been told that there are none! And there are none! Now shut up!"

I left the topic then ....

And now I am asking again here.

 

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Just a short word about this Corpus Christi Day and Germany.

In Germany it has become some kind of ugly fashion to ridicule this day in a very tasteless way.
Because the old word "Fronleichnam" is not understood.

In the USA this day can hardly be ridiculed, as it seems to be more or less unkown - even by most US Catholics.