July 1, 2013

A Look at the 2013 Giglio Feast of San Paolino, Franklin Square, Long Island

Viva San Paolino!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
We couldn't ask for better weather on Saturday  
The paranza carry the giglio past San Paolino's outdoor chapel
Danny Vecchiano and the Giglio Band performed
all our favorite patriotic and southern Italian folk songs
"Atlas," doing the work of three men
The giglio picked up a couple of extra passengers along the way
The capo gives the command to lift 
The paranza worked like a well-oiled machine 
Marching down Pacific Avenue
Detail of the front of the giglio 
Donations are offered to St. Catherine of Sienna
The celebration lasted well into the night
with a special midnight lift and fireworks show
A look inside beautiful St. Catherine of Sienna Church