June 15, 2017

A Look at the 2017 Festa di San Vito Martire in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

Viva San Vito!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
Photo essay by New York Scugnizzo
(L) San Vito departs the clubhouse. (R) The color guard beams with pride
(Above & below) The procession makes its way through the neighborhood
Members of the Congrega San Vito di Ciminna pose for a pic
Sauntering down Bay Ridge Parkway
Always happy to see young ones participating
Devotees sing hymns to San Vito during the procession
The Tony Neglia Band
A look at the Society standard
San Vito was warmly greeted at St. Dominic's Church
President Dom Quartara with the relic of San Vito
On display in the church, the relic was a gift from Ciminna, Sicily in 2011
Society youth serve as altar boys during Mass
San Vito is placed near the altar