Jessup's St. Ubaldo Festival canceled for second year

Mar 17, 2021 297

The statues of St. Ubaldo, St. George, and St. Anthony will stay put for another year. The St. Ubaldo Society in Jessup has decided it will not host the annual Race of the Saints for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Never in our wildest dreams did we think we'd be having this conversation again, but here we are," said Mario Hanyon, a society board member.

"It's incredibly unfortunate, but a just decision was made by our society. It's never an easy decision. You have so much passion and desire from the entire community behind it. It's a really difficult pill to swallow to tell them again that the 'Ceri' won't raise again," added Michael Cappellini, the society's vice president.

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