Editing Saint Joseph's Day (section)

===United States===
[[Image:St.Joseph Altar.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Traditional Saint Joseph's Altar in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]]]]
In [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], which was a major port of entry for Sicilian immigrants during the late 19th century, the Feast of Saint Joseph is a citywide event. Both public and private Saint Joseph's altars are traditionally built, especially in and around the Lake Vista neighborhood. The altars are usually open to any visitor who wishes to pay homage. The food is generally distributed to charity after the altar is dismantled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/seasonal/stjosephsday.html|title=St. Joseph's Day Altars|work=neworleansonline.com}}</ref>

There are also parades in honor of Saint Joseph and the Italian population of New Orleans which are similar to the many marching clubs and truck parades of [[Mardi Gras]] and [[Saint Patrick's Day]]. Tradition in New Orleans also holds that by burying a small statue of Saint Joseph upside down in the front yard of a house, that house will sell more promptly. In addition to the above traditions, some groups of [[Mardi Gras Indians]] stage their last procession of the season on the Sunday nearest to Saint Joseph's Day otherwise known as "Super Sunday," after which their costumes are dismantled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/supersunday.html|title=Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday around St. Joseph's Day|work=mardigrasneworleans.com}}</ref>

Saint Joseph's Day is also celebrated in other American communities with high proportions of Italians such as New York City; Utica, NY; Syracuse, NY; Niagara Falls, NY; Rochester, NY; Buffalo, NY; Hawthorne, NJ; Hoboken, NJ; Jersey City, NJ; Kansas City, MO; Chicago, IL<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130508182156/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3933824.html St. Joseph's Day celebration sets the table for sharing]; ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''</ref> [[Gloucester, MA|Gloucester, Mass.]]; [[Hartford, Connecticut]]; and [[Providence, Rhode Island]], where observance (which takes place just after [[Saint Patrick's Day]]) often is expressed through "the wearing of the red", i.e., wearing red clothing or accessories similar to the wearing of green on [[Saint Patrick's Day]]. Saint Joseph's Day tables may also be found in Rockford and Elmwood Park, Illinois.<ref>[http://elmwoodpark.suntimes.com/news/18929564-418/st-josephs-day-feast-table-raises-money-for-charity.html Pisano, Maryanne, "St. Joseph's Day feast table raises money for charity", ''Sun Times'', March 18, 2013]</ref>

Americans of Polish ancestry, especially those in the Midwest and New England, who have the name Joseph celebrate Saint Joseph's Day (Dzien Swietego Jozefa) as an ''[[Name days in Poland|imieniny]]''. As a symbol of ethnic pride, and in solidarity with their Italian counterparts, Polish Catholic parishes often hold Saint Joseph's Day feasts known as Saint Joseph's Tables or Saint Joseph's altars, and display statues and holy cards of Saint Joseph.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Saint Joseph's Day is also the day when the swallows are traditionally believed to return to [[Mission San Juan Capistrano]] after having flown south for the winter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missionsjc.com/activities/signature_StJosephsDay.php|title=Signature Events – Mission San Juan Capistrano|work=missionsjc.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311143415/http://www.missionsjc.com/activities/signature_StJosephsDay.php|archive-date=11 March 2013}}</ref>