The world-class festival, most famous for its 80-foot tower topped with a Neapolitan Saint and carried by a 125-man platoon while a brass band plays, is not to miss from July 5—16.
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March 19th marks a significant day for both Catholics and non-Catholic in New Orleans. It is the feast of St. Joseph–a patron saint of Sicily who helped provide relief to the Sicilian people during a famine. NOLA residents certainly do not miss out on their chance to celebrate the saint.
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From July 6th to July 17th come out to Italian Williamsburg in Brooklyn to enjoy the timeless festival that brings Italian culture to the forefront of New York City life, engaging in the festivities that our ancestors once participated in.
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Events: ReportsHere is the Giglio Feast as seen from the point of view of two 16-year-old Italians who just arrived in New York and found an unexpected lively Italian community in the heart of Brooklyn
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i-Italy met Carl Bonomo and Steve Acunto, two representatives of the Italian-American community. They told us the history and the meaning behind the Festa del Giglio in Williamsburg, the Lily Feast, that is today at its 123rd edition. “We want to keep this religious and popular tradition alive, and make people feel proud to be Italian”
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What the Brooklyn giglio feast and an obscure musician might tell us about Italian-American culture.
