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A Roman Catholic street procession in Toronto's Little Italy

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A Roman Catholic street procession in Toronto's Little Italy
1989

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Canadians of Italian descent are a cultural group that continues to derive its identity through sustained interest in the culture, religion and language of their country of origin. Here onlookers' attention is drawn by a Roman Catholic street procession in Toronto's Little Italy on Good Friday.