波士顿在1776年英国撤离的250周年纪念日, 在多切斯特高地举行了天主教弥撒和仪式. Boston reenacted the 1776 British evacuation with a Catholic Mass and ceremony at Dorchester Heights on its 250th anniversary.

2026年3月17日,波士顿纪念英国撤离该市250周年. 这也是革命战争的一个重要里程碑. On March 17, 2026, Boston marked the 250th anniversary of the British evacuation from the city, a key Revolutionary War milestone. 穿着18世纪制服的演员在圣奥古斯丁教堂和墓地聚集参加天主教会弥撒,然后前往多切斯特高地. 在那里美国军队用来自蒂康德罗加堡的炮兵加强了阵势,迫使英国人在11个月的围攻后撤军. Reenactors in 18th-century uniforms gathered at St. Augustine Chapel and Cemetery for a Catholic Mass before marching to Dorchester Heights, where American forces had fortified positions with artillery from Fort Ticonderoga, forcing the British withdrawal after an 11-month siege. 活动与圣帕特里克节相吻合,包括音乐,演出和新开放的多切斯特高地纪念碑上的花束置. The event, coinciding with St. Patrick’s Day, included music, reenactments, and a wreath-laying at the newly reopened Dorchester Heights Monument, following a $37 million restoration. 参会者回顾了这个国家的成立和宗教自由的发展, 并指出在一个曾经限制天主教崇拜的城市里举行一场天主教徒仪式具有刺意味. Attendees reflected on the nation’s founding and the evolution of religious freedom, noting the irony of a Catholic service in a city that once restricted Catholic worship.