THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023 Page 5 COLUMBUS | FROM Page 2 turned into a neo-Nazi, I guess. Most Italian Americans had nothing against the good admiral, but now that we know he was indeed not a perfect human being, he must disappear from all aspects of our lives. Treat him like he never existed or just think he was Hitler’s grandpa. Over the past few years post-Pandemic, we should have been able to bring back the October parade tradition, but many in the Italian American community seemed afraid they would be called out as white supremacists or something worse. Many went silent or tried to rename Columbus Day into something us. Why is it we keep naming holidays or months after every group out there but pretend that the Italian community counts for nothing? The City of Boston has offi cially renamed the still federal holiday into Indigenous Peoples Day. Well, much to my surprise, right here in The Advocate, I read the page one story that Revere City Councilors seem ready to bring back the Columbus Day parade. According to the news report, if all goes well moving forward, the City of Revere could see a return of the parade in October 2025. I wish it could be sooner but I am good with having a parade once again every two years starting in 2025. Some of the Revere councilors talked about the parade’s name. Some thought it could simply be called the Italian American Heritage Parade & celebration, but I agree 100 percent with Councillor at Large Tony Zambuto; we get to decide who we honor, no somebody else who thinks they know better than us. Put me down as one member of East Boston’s Italian American community who can’t wait for October 2025. I won’t only watch it; I will match in it again as I usually do.
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